Emma Elley

DPhil student at the University of Oxford, working on particle acceleration and modelling of observable features in black hole jets.

My research interests include:

• Using magnetohydrodynamic simulations to model jets with different properties, including variable power.
• Creating simulated radio images from magnetohydrodynamic simulations, which can be compared with observed sources.
• Analytic modelling of instability growth and particle acceleration in jets of all scales.

I am interested in developing methods to compare simulations with survey data. I have experience working with large volumes of data and in applying machine learning methods in production environments.

Example images

This image shows examples from a variable power, magnetised jet simulation. Features present include misaligned jets (jets which have moved away from the central axis), travelling shocks and bright hotspots. A full set of simulated radio images from various angles to the line of sight is available to download as FITS files on Zenodo. This work is part of our recent paper which can be found here.