Microquasars

by Felix Mirabel (Centre d'Etudes de Saclay, France)

Tuesday 15 May 2001, 16:30 → 17:30 Europe/Zurich

500/1-001 - Main Auditorium (CERN)

Microquasars are stellar-mass black holes in our own galaxy that mimic, on a smaller scale, many of the phenomena seen in quasars. Their discovery has opened the way for a new understanding of the connection between accretion of matter onto black holes and the origin of relativistic jets. I will review the open questions and future perspectives in this new field of research.

Organiser(s): Jasper Kirkby / EP Division

Note: * Tea & coffee will be served at 16.00 hrs.