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Ram-pressure feeding of supermassive black holes

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  • Bianca M. Poggianti

    (INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Padova)

  • Yara L. Jaffé

    (European Southern Observatory, Alonso de Cordova 3107, Vitacura)

  • Alessia Moretti

    (INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Padova)

  • Marco Gullieuszik

    (INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Padova)

  • Mario Radovich

    (INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Padova)

  • Stephanie Tonnesen

    (Carnegie Observatory)

  • Jacopo Fritz

    (Instituto de Radioastronomia y Astrofisica)

  • Daniela Bettoni

    (INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Padova)

  • Benedetta Vulcani

    (INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Padova
    School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Swanston Street and Tin Alley)

  • Giovanni Fasano

    (INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Padova)

  • Callum Bellhouse

    (European Southern Observatory, Alonso de Cordova 3107, Vitacura
    University of Birmingham, School of Physics and Astronomy)

  • George Hau

    (European Southern Observatory, Alonso de Cordova 3107, Vitacura)

  • Alessandro Omizzolo

    (Vatican Observatory)

Abstract

The majority of ‘jellyfish’ galaxies, characterized by long ‘tentacles’ of gas, also have active nuclei, indicating that gas is being fed to the central supermassive black hole by ram pressure.

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  • Bianca M. Poggianti & Yara L. Jaffé & Alessia Moretti & Marco Gullieuszik & Mario Radovich & Stephanie Tonnesen & Jacopo Fritz & Daniela Bettoni & Benedetta Vulcani & Giovanni Fasano & Callum Bellhous, 2017. "Ram-pressure feeding of supermassive black holes," Nature, Nature, vol. 548(7667), pages 304-309, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:548:y:2017:i:7667:d:10.1038_nature23462
    DOI: 10.1038/nature23462
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