Thermonuclear explosions on neutron stars reveal the speed of their jets

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07133-5Relativistic jets observed from transient neutron stars throughout the Universe produce bright flares for minutes after each X-ray burst, helping to determine the role individual system properties have on the speed and revealing the dominant launching mechanism.

Source: Nature AOP - March 27, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Thomas D. Russell Nathalie Degenaar Jakob van den Eijnden Thomas Maccarone Alexandra J. Tetarenko Celia S ánchez-Fernández James C. A. Miller-Jones Erik Kuulkers Melania Del Santo Source Type: research