Exploring the Black Hole - Jet Connection in Active Galactic Nuclei
Henric Krawczynski
Washington University
krawcz@wuphys.wustl.edu
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We discuss the possibility of exploring the black hole - jet connection in Active Galactic Nuclei using a black hole finder probe like EXIST. Time resolved observations of the broad band spectral energy distributions allow us to measure the jet parameters, like the bulk Lorentz factor of the jet plasma and the jet magnetic field. The jet parameters can be correlated with the black hole mass estimators from stellar velocity dispersion measurements. We discuss the promise and limitations of this method.
