Presentation
A Ravenous, Spinning Black Hole: Infall to Outflow
SessionArt of HPC Gallery
DescriptionGlobal view of super-Eddington accretion onto a spinning stellar-mass black hole. The black hole is surrounded by a geometrically thick, dense accretion disk of hot plasma, mostly supported by radiation pressure against gravity. This puffy disk forms a spiraling structure as it falls inward and emits X-ray radiation. Relativistic jets, driven by the interaction between electromagnetic fields and black hole spin, are launched from the inner polar region and can propagate over extreme distances. The system resembles ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs), which are thought to be powered by such super-Eddington disks.
Event Type
Art of HPC
TimeSunday, 16 November 20258:00am - 6:00pm CST
LocationArt of HPC - Plaza Lobby
Art of HPC