Ram-pressure feeding of supermassive black holes

Bianca M. Poggianti (), Yara L. Jaffé, Alessia Moretti, Marco Gullieuszik, Mario Radovich, Stephanie Tonnesen, Jacopo Fritz, Daniela Bettoni, Benedetta Vulcani, Giovanni Fasano, Callum Bellhouse, George Hau and Alessandro Omizzolo
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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
Giovanni Fasano: INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Padova
Callum Bellhouse: European Southern Observatory, Alonso de Cordova 3107, Vitacura
George Hau: European Southern Observatory, Alonso de Cordova 3107, Vitacura
Alessandro Omizzolo: Vatican Observatory

Nature, 2017, vol. 548, issue 7667, 304-309

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.

Date: 2017
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