Jet propagation and deceleration
Abstract
Extragalactic jets in active galactic nuclei (AGN) are divided into two morphological types, namely Fanaroff-Riley I (FRI) and Fanaroff-Riley II (FRII). The former show decollimated structure at the kiloparsec scales and are thought to be decelerated by entrainment within the first kiloparsecs of evolution inside the host galaxy. The entrainment and deceleration can be, at least partly, due to the interaction of jets with stellar winds and gas clouds that enter in the jet as they orbit around the galactic centre. In this contribution, I review recent simulations to study the dynamic effect of entrainment from stellar winds in jets and the direct interaction of jets with gas clouds and stellar winds. I also briefly describe the importance of these interactions as a possible scenario of high-energy emission from extragalactic jets.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1310.7746,
title = {Jet propagation and deceleration},
author = {Manel Perucho},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1310.7746},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
Accepted for publication in IJMPD, Proceedings of HEPRO IV, held in Heidelberg, July 2013. 10 pages. Added keywords. Added a relevant reference