counterjet

noun

counterjet

noun

US /kʰaʊntɚd͡ʒɛt/

Etymology From counter- + jet.

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Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics An opposing jet.

We estimate a total mass ~0.1 Msun and a kinetic energy of at least ~1 x10^50 erg for S-rich ejecta in the NE jet and SW counterjet.2015, Robert A. Fesen, Dan Milisavljevic, “An HST Survey of the Highest-Velocity Ejecta in Cassiopeia A”, in arXiv:

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