Orientation effects on bent extragalactic jets
Abstract
We have investigated how varying several parameters affects the results of a collision between an extragalactic jet and a dense, intergalactic cloud, through a series of hydrodynamic simulations. We have produced synthetic radio images for comparison with observations. These show that a variety of structures may be produced from simple jet-cloud collisions. Moderate Mach numbers and density contrasts are needed to produce observable bends. We investigate the effect of viewing from various angles on the appearance of such sources.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0010089,
title = {Orientation effects on bent extragalactic jets},
author = {Stephen Higgins and Tim O'Brien and James Dunlop},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0010089},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
7 pages, 2 figures; presented at: Godunov Methods: Theory and Applications, St. Anne's College, Oxford, 18-22 October 1999; HTML version at http://members.netscapeonline.co.uk/leahhiggins/g70jp1.html replaced to correct broken URL