Formation of the radio jet in M87 at 100 Schwarzschild radii from the central black hole

Nature

Volumn 401, Issue 6756, 1999, Pages 891-892

  Junor, William ^a   Biretta, John A ^b   Livio, Marlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b STScI   (United States)

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ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033613456     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/44780     Document Type: Article

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