The Birth of a Relativistic Outflow in the Unusual γ-ray Transient Swift J164449.3+573451

B. A. Zauderer, E. Berger, A. M. Soderberg +24

Active galactic nuclei (AGN), powered by long-term accretion onto central supermassive black holes, produce relativistic jets with lifetimes of greater than one million yr that pre…