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A self-similar solution for the 3D axi-symmetric radiative MHD equations, which revisits the formation and acceleration of accretion-powered jets in AGNs and microquasars, is presented. The model relies primarily on electromagnetic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 A. Hujeirat , R. Blandford

We study a sample of 44 low-luminosity radio-loud AGN, which represent a range of nuclear radio-power spanning 5 orders of magnitude, to unveil the accretion mechanism in these galaxies. We estimate the accretion rate of gas associated with…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Barbara Balmaverde , Ranieri D. Baldi , Alessandro Capetti

A rotating black hole probably powers ultrarelativistic jets in gamma-ray bursts, relativistic jets from some active galactic nuclei, and jets from some black hole x-ray binaries. Prior estimates of the power output of a black hole have…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Jonathan C. McKinney

Jets launched by active galactic nuclei (AGN) are believed to play a significant role in shaping the properties of galaxies and provide an energetically viable mechanism through which galaxies can become quenched. Here we present a novel…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-07-30 Rosie Y. Talbot , Martin A. Bourne , Debora Sijacki

We use a sample of radio-loud active galactic nuclei (AGNs) with measured black hole masses to explore the jet formation mechanisms in these sources. Based on the K\"{o}nigl's inhomogeneous jet model, the jet parameters, such as the bulk…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 Bo Chai , Xinwu Cao , Minfeng Gu

Recent high-resolution observations have established a strong link between black hole jets and accretion disk structures, particularly in the 3.5 mm wavelength band [Nature. 616, 686 (2023)]. In this work, we propose a ``jet-modified…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-04-17 Sen Guo , Pei Wang , Ke-Jian He , Guo-Ping Li , Xiao-Xiong Zeng , Wen-Hao Deng

We present our latest results on the connection between accretion rate and relativistic jet power in AGN, by using a large sample which includes mostly blazars, but contains also some radio--galaxies. The jet power can be traced by…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-19 T. Sbarrato , P. Padovani , G. Ghisellini

Relativistic jets and disc-winds are typically observed in BH-XRBs and AGNs. However, many physical details of jet launching and the driving of disc winds from the underlying accretion disc are still not fully understood. In this study, we…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-06-30 Indu K. Dihingia , Bhargav Vaidya , Christian Fendt

Using long-duration general relativistic magnetohydrodynamic simulations of radiatively inefficient accretion discs, the energy, momentum and mass outflow rates from such systems are estimated. Outflows occur via two fairly distinct modes:…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-16 A. Sadowski , R. Narayan , R. Penna , Y. Zhu

There is a broad consensus that accretion onto supermassive black holes and consequent jet formation power the observed emission from active galactic nuclei (AGNs). However, there has been less agreement about how jets form in accretion…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-01-25 Shane W. Davis , Alexander Tchekhovskoy

An analytical expression for the disc power is derived based on an equivalent circuit in black hole (BH) magnetosphere with a mapping relation between the radial coordinate of the disc and that of unknown astrophysical load. It turns out…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Xiao-Long Gong Ding-Xiong Wang , Yong-Chun Ye

Relativistic jets from black holes can extract energy not only from accretion but also directly from the black hole's spin, as described by the Blandford-Znajek mechanism. A longstanding question is whether magnetic flux can accumulate near…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-02-27 Antonios Nathanail

Black hole - accretion disc systems are the central engines of relativistic jets from stellar to galactic scales. We numerically quantify the unsteady outgoing Poynting flux through the horizon of a rapidly spinning black hole endowed with…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-07-15 J. F. Mahlmann , A. Levinson , M. A. Aloy

Compact radio cores associated with relativistic jets are often observed in both active galactic nuclei and X-ray binaries. Their radiative properties follow some general scaling laws which primarily depend on their masses and accretion…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-12-07 Monika Moscibrodzka , Heino Falcke , Scott Noble

We studied the relation of accretion-jet power and disk luminosity, especially the jet efficiencies and disk radiative efficiencies for different accretion disks as well as black hole (BH) spin, in order to explore the origin of radio…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-10-25 Xiang Liu , Ning Chang , Xin Wang , Qi Yuan

The magnetic field in an accretion disk is estimated assuming that all of the angular momentum within prescribed accretion disk radii is removed by a jet. The magnetic field estimated at the base of the jet is extrapolated to the blazar…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 Geoffrey V. Bicknell , Jianke Li

Models of jet production in black hole systems suggest that the properties of the accretion disk - such as its mass accretion rate, inner radius, and emergent magnetic field - should drive and modulate the production of relativistic jets.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-05 J. M. Miller , G. G. Pooley , A. C. Fabian , M. A. Nowak , R. C. Reis , E. M. Cackett , K. Pottschmidt , J. Wilms

Here we discuss the jet production efficiency in a sample of 17 young radio galaxies with measured redshifts, kinematic ages, and nuclear X-ray fluxes, for which the observed luminosities of compact jets/lobes and accretion disks correspond…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-04-15 A. Wójtowicz , Ł. Stawarz , C. C. Cheung , L. Ostorero , E. Kosmaczewski , A. Siemiginowska

It was suggested that the relativistic jets in gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are powered via the Blandford-Znajek (BZ) mechanism or the annihilation of neutrinos and anti-neutrinos from a neutrino cooling-dominated accretion flow (NDAF). The…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-19 Xinwu Cao , En-Wei Liang , Ye-Fei Yuan

We consider the power of a relativistic jet accelerated by the magnetic field of an accretion disc. It is found that the power extracted from the disc is mainly determined by the field strength and configuration of the field far from the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Xinwu Cao