Chandra X-ray image of the radio galaxy Pictor A, showing a jet stretching from the nucleus to a distant hot spot

Professor of Astrophysics · University of Bristol

Andrew Young

Numerical and observational studies of accreting black holes — from general relativistic spectral models to X-ray observations.

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Pictor A · Chandra X-ray Observatory · NASA/UMD/A. Wilson et al.

Professor in the School of Physics at the University of Bristol. Research on black hole accretion, X-ray spectroscopy, and general relativistic models of discs and coronae.

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Current members:

Darius Michienzi — PhD
Elizabeth Morgan — PhD; co-supervised with colleague at Cardiff
Gloria Raharimbolamena — PhD; University Scholarship
Shashanth Sriramanathan — PhD; EU Doctoral Network
Tom Higginson — PhD; co-supervisor
Yimin Huang — PhD

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