Non-thermal radiation from dual jet interactions in supermassive black hole binaries

Understand

Supermassive black hole binaries (SMBHBs) are natural by-products of galaxy mergers and are expected to be powerful multi-messenger sources.

• They can be powered by the accretion of matter and then radiate across the electromagnetic spectrum, much like normal active galactic nuclei (AGNs).
• Current electromagnetic observatories have a good chance of detecting and identifying these systems in the near future.
• However, precise observational indicators are needed to distinguish individual AGNs from SMBHBs.