Unraveling the Mysteries of X-Ray Radiation from Black Holes!

 Scientists from the University of Helsinki have cracked a major cosmic puzzle! Through cutting-edge supercomputer simulations, they’ve discovered how magnetic fields around black holes cause chaotic turbulence that heats plasma and produces the X-ray radiation that we can observe from Earth. This breakthrough could change how we understand the dynamics of these mysterious cosmic giants.

Visualization shows how the turbulent plasma moves in the magnetized accretion disk corona. Credit: Jani Närhi

  • The Science Behind Black Holes Black holes are formed when massive stars collapse, creating an object so dense that nothing, not even light, can escape its grasp. Though we can't see black holes directly, their influence on nearby stars and gas reveals their presence. In a binary system, black holes slowly consume their companion stars, forming a glowing disk of matter known as an accretion disk. These disks are sources of intense X-rays, helping us observe the otherwise invisible black holes.
  • A Giant Leap in Understanding Since the 1970s, scientists have been trying to explain these X-ray emissions, suspecting that magnetic fields played a role similar to solar flares. Now, Professor Joonas Nättilä and his team at the University of Helsinki have modeled how this happens on a cosmic scale. They’ve shown that magnetic turbulence heats the plasma around black holes, leading to X-ray emissions. Even quantum effects come into play, causing phenomena like the creation and annihilation of matter near black holes!
  • Their research, published in the prestigious journal Nature Communications, also revealed that plasma around black holes can exist in two different states – one cold and transparent, the other hot and opaque. These findings align with the variations seen in X-ray observations of black holes, offering profound insights into the behavior of these celestial titans.

This groundbreaking study is part of a €2.2 million project funded by the European Research Council, aiming to deepen our understanding of the interactions between plasma and radiation.

By:- Ranjan

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