Ultra Fast Outflows: Hunting for AGN Shocks with the CTAO
Published: March 13, 2026
Duration: 22:16
In this episode, we dive into the extreme universe of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) and the supermassive black holes that power them. Join us as we explore the astronomical phenomenon of "Ultra Fast Outflows" (UFOs)—incredibly fast winds launched from these black holes at speeds reaching up to 76% the speed of light! We discuss how these violent outflows crash into surrounding galactic gas to form massive shockwaves, effectively turning into giant cosmic particle accelerators.
While current telescopes like Fermi-LAT have struggled to definitively spot the gamma-ray signatures of these specific shocks, we break down ne...