M 87 at metre wavelengths: The LOFAR picture
Context.M 87 is a giant elliptical galaxy located in the centre of the Virgo cluster, which harbours a supermassive black hole of mass 6.4 × 109 M·, whose activity is responsible for the extended (80 kpc) radio lobes that surround the galaxy. The energy generated by matter falling onto the central b...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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EDP Sciences
2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/62975 |