Observing the Birth of Supermassive Black Holes with the ICECUBE Neutrino Detector

• Main Authors: Shi, X, Fuller, G M, Halzen, Francis
• Language: English
• Published: 1998
• Subjects: Astrophysics and Astronomy; Antarctic; Hubble; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://cds.cern.ch/record/355181

Supermassive black holes with masses $\ga{10}^6 M_\odot$ are inferred to be the central engines of Active Galactic Nuclei and quasars, and are known to exist in the centers of nearby galaxies observed with the Hubble Space Telescope. It has been suggested that these black holes form as a result of t...