Supermassive black hole feeding and feedback observed on sub-parsec scales
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Published in Science · View the paper (DOI)
Research reveals that supermassive black holes consume about 3% of the gas flowing towards them, while the remaining 97% is ejected and recycled back into the host galaxy. Gravitational instability drives the inflow, and most expelled outflows are not fast enough to escape the galaxy.
Coverage from 3 institutions
- Black holes are messy eaters National Institutes of Natural Sciences · Nov 2, 2023 · first to report
- A dense gas inflow observed feeding a supermassive black hole at sub-parsec scales American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · Nov 2, 2023
- Mystery resolved: Black hole feeding and feedback at the center of an active galaxy Tohoku University · Nov 6, 2023