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A close-pair binary in a distant triple supermassive black hole system

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  • R. P. Deane

    (Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravity Centre, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7701, Cape Town, South Africa
    Square Kilometre Array South Africa, Pinelands, 7405, Cape Town, South Africa)

  • Z. Paragi

    (Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe, 7990 AA, Dwingeloo, The Netherlands)

  • M. J. Jarvis

    (Astrophysics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RH, UK
    University of the Western Cape, Belville, 7535, South Africa)

  • M. Coriat

    (Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravity Centre, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7701, Cape Town, South Africa
    Square Kilometre Array South Africa, Pinelands, 7405, Cape Town, South Africa)

  • G. Bernardi

    (Square Kilometre Array South Africa, Pinelands, 7405, Cape Town, South Africa
    Centre for Radio Astronomy Techniques and Technologies, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa
    Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)

  • R. P. Fender

    (Astrophysics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RH, UK)

  • S. Frey

    (Satellite Geodetic Observatory, Institute of Geodesy, Cartography and Remote Sensing, H-1592, Budapest, Hungary)

  • I. Heywood

    (Centre for Radio Astronomy Techniques and Technologies, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa
    Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science, Epping, New South Wales 1710, Australia)

  • H.-R. Klöckner

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, D-53121 Bonn, Germany)

  • K. Grainge

    (Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, School of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Manchester)

  • C. Rumsey

    (Astrophysics Group, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge)

Abstract

A triple supermassive black hole system has been found that shows helical modulation of the large-scale radio jets; this modulation is caused by two of the black holes being tightly coupled as a binary system.

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  • R. P. Deane & Z. Paragi & M. J. Jarvis & M. Coriat & G. Bernardi & R. P. Fender & S. Frey & I. Heywood & H.-R. Klöckner & K. Grainge & C. Rumsey, 2014. "A close-pair binary in a distant triple supermassive black hole system," Nature, Nature, vol. 511(7507), pages 57-60, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:511:y:2014:i:7507:d:10.1038_nature13454
    DOI: 10.1038/nature13454
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