AGN Jets from Formation to Dissipation

arXiv:2606.25801 · astro-ph.GA · Submitted 2026-06-24 · Read on arXiv

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Submitted: 2026-06-24

Updated: 2026-06-24

Comments: Published in Advancing Astrophysics with the SKA II (AASKAII), 2026 (arXiv:2606.20366). Report-no:AASKAII/Baczko01

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

The gist: Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) are among the most energetic phenomena in the Universe, capable of launching powerful relativistic jets that extend from sub-parsec to megaparsec scales.

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AGN — 98× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
Trace — 4× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
Active Galactic Nuclei — 3× in this paper
Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) — 3× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
Event Horizon Telescope — 3× in this paper
International LOFAR Telescope — 3× in this paper
Accretion Flows — 2× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
Calibration — 2× in this paper · explained in 7 episodes
Square Kilometre Array — 2× in this paper
Alternation — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
European VLBI Network — 1× in this paper
High Excitation Galaxies — 1× in this paper
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology — 1× in this paper
Very Long Baseline Array — 1× in this paper
Very Long Baseline Interferometry — 1× in this paper

Abstract

Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) are among the most energetic phenomena in the Universe, capable of launching powerful relativistic jets that extend from sub-parsec to megaparsec scales. These jets play a crucial role in regulating star formation, redistributing energy and matter, and shaping the evolution of galaxies and their environments. Despite decades of study, a comprehensive understanding of how AGN jets form, propagate, and dissipate remains elusive. The aim of this chapter is to highlight how the future capabilities of the the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), as a standalone array as well as in combination with Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) arrays and multi-wavelength facilities, will transform our capabilities to study the co-evolution of AGN jets and their host galaxies from jet formation to dissipation scales.

AGN Jets from Formation to Dissipation

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