Magnetic Black Hole Waves
by Science Source
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Magnetic Black Hole Waves
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Science Source
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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This cartoon shows how magnetic waves, called Alfven S-waves, propagate outward from the base of black hole jets. The jet is a flow of charged particles, called a plasma, which is launched by a black hole. The jet has a helical magnetic field (yellow coil) permeating the plasma. The waves then travel along the jet, in the direction of the plasma flow, but at a velocity determined by both the jet's magnetic properties and the plasma flow speed.
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July 20th, 2016
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