Accretion (gas) disk surrounds the stellar-mass black hole (IMAGE)

Nagoya University

Accretion (gas) disk surrounds the stellar-mass black hole

Caption

The inner edge of the gas disk rapidly shrinks towards the innermost stable circular orbit (ISCO) near the stellar black hole, triggering the eruption of a plasma jet. The jet continues to erupt until the inner edge stops moving, at which point the jet ceases.

Credit

T. Kawaguchi (University of Toyama) & K. Yamaoka (Nagoya University)

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