Artist’s impression of ALMA observations of a gravitationally-lensed supermassive black hole

This artist’s representation shows the gravitationally-lensed black hole PKS1830-211 and the sudden flaring seen with ALMA when material enters the base of the jet, close to the black hole itself. Orange indicates the jet seen in radio waves; green, blue, and red are the (changing) images seen with ALMA and the white flashes represent gamma rays.

Credit:

ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/I. Martí-Vidal/MERLIN (University of Manchester, Jodrell Bank Observatory, STFC)

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Release date:16 October 2013, 12:00
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