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Unveiling the Universal Coupling Between Accretion and Ejection: From Microquasars to Extragalactic Tran


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Organisation

The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) is a key player in research, development and innovation in four main areas :
• defence and security,
• nuclear energy (fission and fusion),
• technological research for industry,
• fundamental research in the physical sciences and life sciences.

Drawing on its widely acknowledged expertise, and thanks to its 16000 technicians, engineers, researchers and staff, the CEA actively participates in collaborative projects with a large number of academic and industrial partners.

The CEA is established in ten centers spread throughout France
  

Reference

SL-DRF-26-0358  

Direction

DRF

Thesis topic details

Category

Corpuscular physics and outer space

Thesis topics

Unveiling the Universal Coupling Between Accretion and Ejection: From Microquasars to Extragalactic Transients

Contract

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Job description

This PhD project investigates the universal coupling between accretion and ejection, the fundamental processes through which black holes and neutron stars grow and release energy. Using microquasars as nearby laboratories, the project will study how variations in accretion flows produce relativistic jets, and how these mechanisms scale up to supermassive black holes in tidal disruption events (TDEs).

Accretion–ejection coupling drives energy feedback that shapes galaxy formation and evolution, yet its physical origin remains poorly understood. The candidate will combine multi-wavelength observations—from SVOM (X-ray/optical) and new radio facilities (MeerKAT, SKA precursors)—to perform time-resolved analyses linking accretion states to jet emission.
Recent missions such as Einstein Probe and the Vera Rubin Observatory (LSST) will greatly expand the sample of transients, including jetted TDEs, enabling new tests of jet-launching physics across mass and time scales.

Working within the CEA/IRFU team, a major SVOM partner, the student will participate in real-time transient detection and multi-wavelength follow-up, while also exploiting archival data to provide long-term context. This project will train the candidate in high-energy astrophysics, radio astronomy, and data-driven discovery, contributing to a unified understanding of accretion, jet formation, and cosmic feedback.

University / doctoral school

Science de la Terre et de l’Environnement et Physique de l’Univers Paris (STEPUP)
Autre

Thesis topic location

Site

Saclay

Requester

Position start date

01/09/2026

Person to be contacted by the applicant

CORBEL Stéphane stephane.corbel@cea.fr
Université Paris Cité
DRF/IRFU/SAP/LEPCHE
CEA/Saclay
Service d’astrophysique
91191 Gif sur Yvette Cedex
01 69 08 45 62

Tutor / Responsible thesis director

CORBEL Stéphane stephane.corbel@cea.fr
Université Paris Cité
DRF/IRFU/SAP/LEPCHE
CEA/Saclay
Service d’astrophysique
91191 Gif sur Yvette Cedex
01 69 08 45 62

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