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Space Forum / Shuttle / July 2007Chandra catches 'piranha' black holes
Supermassive black holes have been discovered to grow more rapidly in young galaxy clusters, according to new results from NASA's Chandra X- ray Observatory. http://theanalystmagazine.com/pr/g2010.htm Can any one tell me how they confirmed it as a 'black hole'? > Supermassive black holes have been discovered to grow more rapidly in > young galaxy clusters, according to new results from NASA's Chandra X- [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Can any one tell me how they confirmed it as a 'black hole'? Probably examination of the X-ray energies emitted from the accretion disk combined with doppler analysis to confirm the mass and rotational characteristics. If the mass is greater than the Chandrasekhar Limit, it's a black hole.  SignatureFear is the path to the dark side... Fear leads to anger... Anger leads to hate... Hate leads to banjos... Banjos lead to suffering! |
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