Bibcode
Russell, D. M.; Gallo, E.; Fender, R. P.; Kaiser, C. R.
Bibliographical reference
The Newsletter of the Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (ING Newsl.), issue no. 10, p. 3.
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2005
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Description
Galactic black holes release an unknown fraction of their accreting
matter and energy in the form of collimated outflows (or jets) that
travel into the surrounding medium. Black Hole X-ray Binaries (BHXBs)
are the essential laboratories for understanding the overall physics of
the accretion process in these systems, and have provided us with a
wealth of understanding of, for example, the properties of the accretion
disc. Measuring as accurately as possible the total power content of the
jets and hence their importance with respect to the accretion process in
terms of energetics, is a primary aim of high-energy astrophysics.