A statistical study of the variable X-ray flux from individual knots within jets supports a model that identifies a secondary population of electrons as the source of the synchrotron emission in active galactic nuclei jets.
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Kharb, P. Variability and synchrotron emission. Nat Astron 7, 890–891 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-023-02019-4
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