Thermal material in jets
Astrophysics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
The properties of thermal material coexisting with non-thermal emitting plasma and strong magnetic field in the powerful jets of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) are examined. Theoretical and observational constraints on the physical properties of this `cold' component are determined. While the presence of a thermal component occupying a fraction ~1.E-8 of the jet volume is possible, it seems unlikely that such a component is capable of contributing significantly to the total jet energy budget, since the thermal reprocessing signatures that should appear in the spectra have not, as yet, been detected.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9707132,
title = {Thermal material in jets},
author = {A. Celotti and Z. Kuncic and M. J. Rees and J. F. C. Wardle},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9707132},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
12 pages, Latex (MNRAS format), 3 encapsulated postscript figures; revised version, submitted to MNRAS