Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jan 2009
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009aas...21345404m&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #213, #454.04; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 41, p.350
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Accretion is a pervasive process in astrophysics. Through accretion, protostars gather enough mass to initiate fusion, and small bodies gather enough mass to become planets. Accretion onto black holes is the second most efficient physical process presently known, allowing up to 30% of the rest-mass energy of the accreting material to be converted into other forms. The enormous radiative and mechanical energy released by accretion onto supermassive black holes is now
widely considered a crucial feedback mechanism in the formation of galaxies. IXO, with its unparalleled combination of collecting area, spectral resolution, and photon timing, is poised to answer long-standing questions about this fundamental astrophysical process.
IXO Accretion Physics Team
Miller John Mcl.
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