Скачать или смотреть How IXPE Solved the Mystery of X-rays in a Black Hole Jet

NASA’s IXPE mission revealed where X-rays in the jet of the supermassive black hole 3C 84 come from. By measuring X-ray polarization during a record-long observation of the Perseus Cluster, scientists confirmed that seed photons originate from the same jet via synchrotron self-Compton scattering, ruling out external Compton scenarios. The video explains how polarization helps identify emission mechanisms, what inverse Compton scattering means, and how multi-telescope data from IXPE, Chandra, NuSTAR, and Swift were combined to reach this conclusion. Includes context on why the Perseus Cluster is a prime X-ray target and what this discovery means for understanding jet physics in active galaxies.