The power of relativistic jets is larger than the luminosity of their accretion disks

G. Ghisellini (), F. Tavecchio, L. Maraschi, A. Celotti and T. Sbarrato
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G. Ghisellini: Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica – Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, Via E. Bianchi 46, I–23807 Merate, Italy
F. Tavecchio: Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica – Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, Via E. Bianchi 46, I–23807 Merate, Italy
L. Maraschi: Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica – Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, Via E. Bianchi 46, I–23807 Merate, Italy
A. Celotti: Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica – Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, Via E. Bianchi 46, I–23807 Merate, Italy
T. Sbarrato: Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica – Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, Via E. Bianchi 46, I–23807 Merate, Italy

Nature, 2014, vol. 515, issue 7527, 376-378

Abstract: Blazars are quasars with a jet pointing towards Earth; analysis of archival observations of a sample of blazars reveals that jet power is larger than, and correlates with, the accretion luminosity, in agreement with numerical simulations.

Date: 2014
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