GALACTIC JETS

Studies of jets from Galactic black holes and neutron stars

 Coordinatore THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD 

 Organization address address: University Offices, Wellington Square
city: OXFORD
postcode: OX1 2JD

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Gill
Cognome: Wells
Email: send email
Telefono: 441865000000

 Nazionalità Coordinatore United Kingdom [UK]
 Totale costo 231˙283 €
 EC contributo 231˙283 €
 Programma FP7-PEOPLE
Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
 Code Call FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF
 Funding Scheme MC-IEF
 Anno di inizio 2013
 Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) 2013-03-01   -   2015-02-28

 Partecipanti

# participant  country  role  EC contrib. [€] 
1    THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

 Organization address address: University Offices, Wellington Square
city: OXFORD
postcode: OX1 2JD

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Gill
Cognome: Wells
Email: send email
Telefono: 441865000000

UK (OXFORD) coordinator 231˙283.20
2    UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON

 Organization address address: Highfield
city: SOUTHAMPTON
postcode: SO17 1BJ

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Yan
Cognome: Qiao
Email: send email
Telefono: 442381000000

UK (SOUTHAMPTON) participant 0.00

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stars    extragalactic    holes    galactic       hole    jet    sources    variability    radio    emission    binaries    jets    black    disk    telescopes    ray   

 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The project proposes to study the astrophysical properties of jets from Galactic black holes and neutron stars. Jets produced from extragalactic black holes are believed to shape the structure of galaxies, therefore they are fundamentally important to understanding how our universe has formed; however, we do not understand how accretion disks produce the jets, the direct influence a black hole has on the disk-jet relationship or what regulates the outflow rate of the jet. As extragalactic black holes are extremely large and distant, I propose to investigate the much nearer Galactic sources that vary on much shorter time-scales. Black holes and neutrons stars in Galactic X-ray binaries have many of the scale invariant properties shown in extragalactic sources, but the jet variability is only ~seconds to days (whereas extragalactic jets can take >10,000 yrs to cross). X-ray binaries are also isolated systems, where properties such as the distance, orbital parameters and the source of the accreted material are often well known.

Hitherto, state-of-the-art research on jets from X-ray binaries has been limited as the radio brightness of the non-thermal emission from their jets is relatively weak compared to extragalactic sources. A recent advancement in radio astronomy has exponentially increased the sensitivity of radio telescopes and preparation for the construction of the SKA will continue this development. I propose to use my experience of commissioning new European radio telescopes to lead observations of X-ray binaries that were previously undetectable. I will also study the radio emission from the super-massive black hole at the Galactic Centre to investigate if the emission comes from a jet. Then, I will collaborate with theoretical and multi-wavelength experts at the University of Southampton to develop a physical model that describes the disk-jet variability.'

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