DJofSD
08-07-2012, 04:35 PM
http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/08/06/um-scientists-hear-scream-as-star-is-devoured-by-black-hole/
“In order for the black hole to feed from a star that its gravity has broken apart, the remains of the star must form an accretion disk surrounding the black hole,” Reis said. “The disk gets heated up and we can see emissions from the disk very close to the black hole in X-rays. As this matter is falling in, it gives a quasiperiodic wobble and that’s the signal we detected.”
“You can think of it as hearing the star scream as it gets devoured, if you like,” added Jon Miller, astronomy professor at UM and a co-author of the paper.
I wonder if there are any moaners.
“In order for the black hole to feed from a star that its gravity has broken apart, the remains of the star must form an accretion disk surrounding the black hole,” Reis said. “The disk gets heated up and we can see emissions from the disk very close to the black hole in X-rays. As this matter is falling in, it gives a quasiperiodic wobble and that’s the signal we detected.”
“You can think of it as hearing the star scream as it gets devoured, if you like,” added Jon Miller, astronomy professor at UM and a co-author of the paper.
I wonder if there are any moaners.