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We discuss numerical results of relativistic magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) jet formation models. We first review some examples of stationary state solutions treating the collimation and acceleration process of relativistic MHD jets. We provide…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-03-10 Christian Fendt , Elisabetta Memola

A model is developed for relativistic Poynting jets from the inner region of a disk around a rotating black hole. The disk is initially threaded by a dipole-like magnetic field. The model is derived from the special relativistic equation…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Richard V. E. Lovelace , Marina M. Romanova

Relativistic magnetized jets, originating near black holes, are observed to exhibit sub-structured flows. In this study, we present synthetic synchrotron emission signatures for different lines of sight and frequencies, derived from…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-09-25 Ravi Pratap Dubey , Christian Fendt , Bhargav Vaidya

We consider the interaction between radiation, matter and a magnetic field in a compact, relativistic jet. The entrained matter accelerates outward as the jet breaks out of a star or other confining medium. In some circumstances, such as…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-15 Matthew Russo , Christopher Thompson

The analysis of the frequency dependence of the observed shift of the cores of relativistic jets in active galactic nuclei (AGN) allows us to evaluate the number density of the outflowing plasma n and, hence, the multiplicity parameter,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-01-13 E. E. Nokhrina , V. S. Beskin , Y. Y. Kovalev , A. A. Zheltoukhov

We developed theory of particle acceleration inside the relativistic rotating electron-positron force-free jet with spiral magnetic field. We considered perturbation of stationary magnetic field structure and found that acceleration takes…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. R. Beresnyak , Ya. N. Istomin , V. I. Pariev

We present time-dependent axisymmetric magnetohydrodynamic simulations of the interaction of a relativistic magnetized wind produced by a proto-magnetar with a surrounding stellar envelope, in the first $\sim 10$ seconds after core…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 N. Bucciantini , E. Quataert , J. Arons , B. D. Metzger , Todd A. Thompson

We calculate the severe radiative energy losses which occur at the base of black hole jets using a relativistic fluid jet model, including in-situ acceleration of non-thermal leptons by magnetic reconnection. Our results demonstrate that…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-02-15 William J. Potter

Jets and outflows are thought to be an integral part of accretion phenomena and are associated with a large variety of objects. In these systems, the interaction of magnetic fields with an accretion disk and/or a magnetized central object…

We carry out a linear stability analysis of a magnetized relativistic rotating cylindrical jet flow using the approximation of zero thermal pressure. We identify several modes of instability in the jet: Kelvin-Helmholtz, current driven and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-03-13 Gianluigi Bodo , George Mamatsashvili , Paola Rossi , Andrea Mignone

We present our recent results from numerical simulations of a magnetized flow in the vicinity of a black hole in the context of the collapsar model for GRBs. The simulations show that after an initial transient, the flow settles into a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Daniel Proga

In this paper, we investigate the acceleration in relativistic jets of high-energy proton preaccelerated in the magnetosphere of a supermassive black hole. The proton reaches maximum energy when passing the total potential difference of $U$…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-08-14 Ya. N. Istomin , A. A. Gunya

I consider here acceleration and heating of relativistic outflow by local magnetic energy dissipation process in Poynting flux dominated outflow. Adopting the standard assumption that the reconnection rate scales with the Alfven speed, I…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-12-20 Asaf Pe'er

In this paper we report on the early evolution of core-collapse supernova explosion following the birth of a magnetar with the dipolar magnetic field of B=10^{15}G and the rotational period of 2ms, which was studied by means of axisymmetric…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 S. S. Komissarov , M. V. Barkov

Traveling across several order of magnitude in distance, relativistic jets from strong gravity region to asymptotic flat spacetime region are believed to consist of several general relativistic magnetohydrodynamic (GRMHD) processes. We…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-04-01 Hung-Yi Pu , Masaaki Takahashi

We investigate the dynamical propagation of the South-East jet from the Crab pulsar interacting with supernova ejecta by means of three-dimensional relativistic MHD numerical simulations with the PLUTO code. The initial jet structure is set…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-17 A. Mignone , E. Striani , M. Tavani , A. Ferrari

The magneto-centrifugal model for jet formation is studied by time-dependent simulations reaching steady state in a cold gas with negligible fluid pressure, in an axisymmetric geometry, using a modification of the Zeus3D code adapted to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 R. Krasnopolsky , Z. -Y. Li , R. D. Blandford

This paper examines a new class of exact and self-consistent MHD solutions which describe steady and axisymmetric hydromagnetic outflows from the atmosphere of a magnetized and rotating central object with possibly an orbiting accretion…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 N. Vlahakis , K. Tsinganos

In the paradigm of magnetic acceleration of relativistic outflows, a crucial point is identifying a viable mechanism to convert the Poynting flux into the kinetic energy of the plasma, and eventually into the observed radiation. Since the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-08-29 Emanuele Sobacchi , Yuri E. Lyubarsky

Fast Magnetic Reconnection is currently regarded as an important process also beyond the solar system, specially in magnetically dominated regions of galactic and extragalactic sources like the surrounds of black holes and relativistic…