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Light bending and X-ray echoes from behind a supermassive black hole

D. R. Wilkins, L. C. Gallo, E. Costantini, W. N. Brandt, R. D. Blandford

2021Nature52 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

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PhysicsAstrophysicsSupermassive black holeBlack hole (networking)Accretion (finance)PhotonSpin-flipAstronomyActive galactic nucleusFlareBent molecular geometryIntermediate-mass black holeCollimated lightStellar black holeAccretion discLuminosityGravitational energyEddington luminosityCompton scatteringGravitational waveBlazarStrong gravityAstrophysical Phenomena and ObservationsAstrophysics and Cosmic PhenomenaGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena