Characterizing Compact Jets in Seyfert Galaxies

Advisor: Anne Lohfink

Accretion onto black holes is one of the most efficient processes for emitting energy from matter in the Universe. Research has shown that this accretion process is also accompanied by ejection processes (winds, relativistic outflows). These accretion and ejection processes are usually assumed to work similarly no matter the size of the black hole. In this project, the student will investigate whether the compact jets seen in accreting supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies are just bigger versions of those seen in accreting stellar mass black holes.