A universal scaling for the energetics of relativistic jets from black hole systems

Science

Volumn 338, Issue 6113, 2012, Pages 1445-1448

  Nemmen, R S ^a   Georganopoulos, M ^a,b   Guiriec, S ^a   Meyer, E T ^c,e   Gehrels, N ^a   Sambruna, R M ^d  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e STScI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMOLOGY; ENERGETICS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; EXTRATERRESTRIAL MATTER; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; JET; KINETIC ENERGY; LUMINESCENCE;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENERGY TRANSFER; GAMMA RADIATION; KINETICS; LUMINANCE; MAGNITUDE ESTIMATION METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84871080749     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1227416     Document Type: Article

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