Research area · 04

Relativistic jets

Understanding the plasma outflows launched by supermassive black holes through observations, theory, and simulation.

Active galactic nuclei can launch narrow plasma jets that travel at relativistic speeds across enormous distances. Their radiation provides a direct view of how black holes interact with magnetic fields, accreting matter, and their larger galactic environments.

Reading polarized light

We combine radio astronomy, very-long-baseline interferometry, polarimetric monitoring, and high-energy observations with theoretical and numerical jet models. This multimessenger perspective probes where jets form, how they propagate, and how they accelerate particles and produce variable emission.