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Scientists replicate black hole jets in laboratory experiment

Space.com — September 3, 2024, 09:00 PM UTC

Summary: Researchers at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory have replicated the particle jets emitted by active black holes using a modified proton radiography technique. By creating high-energy plasma and observing its interaction with magnetic fields, they identified magneto-Rayleigh Taylor instabilities, which help explain how quasars generate relativistic jets. This experiment provides new insights into the dynamics of plasma and magnetic fields around supermassive black holes.

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