Kinetically Dominated FRII Radio Sources
Abstract
The existence of FR II objects that are kinetically dominated, the jet kinetic luminosity, , is larger than the total thermal luminosity (IR to X-ray) of the accretion flow, , is of profound theoretical interest. Such objects are not expected in most theoretical models of the central engine of radio loud AGN. Thus, establishing such a class of objects is an important diagnostic for filtering through the myriad of theoretical possibilities. This paper attempts to establish a class of quasars that have existed in a state of kinetic dominance, , at some epoch, . It is argued that the 10 quasars in this article with a long term time average , , that exceed are likely to have satisfied the condition either presently or in the past based on the rarity of quasars. Finally, the existence of these sources is discussed in the context of the theory of the central engine.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0610042,
title = {Kinetically Dominated FRII Radio Sources},
author = {Brian Punsly},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0610042},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
To appear in MNRAS Letters