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

R. P. Deane (), Z. Paragi, M. J. Jarvis, M. Coriat, G. Bernardi, R. P. Fender, S. Frey, I. Heywood, H.-R. Klöckner, K. Grainge and C. Rumsey
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R. P. Deane: Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravity Centre, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7701, 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
M. Coriat: Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravity Centre, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7701, Cape Town, South Africa
G. Bernardi: Square Kilometre Array South Africa, Pinelands, 7405, Cape Town, South Africa
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
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

Nature, 2014, vol. 511, issue 7507, 57-60

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.

Date: 2014
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