Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Sep 1991
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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 378, Sept. 1, 1991, p. 30-38. Research supported by University of Delaware
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Active Galactic Nuclei, Neutrinos, Quasars, Relativistic Particles, Stellar Interiors, Stellar Winds, Cosmic Rays, Electromagnetic Radiation, Emission Spectra, Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
Scientific paper
Nonthermal radiation from active galactic nuclei indicates the presence of highly relativistic particles. The interaction of these high-energy particles with matter and photons gives rise to a flux of high-energy neutrinos. In this paper, the influence of the expected high neutrino fluxes on the structure and evolution of single, main-sequence stars is investigated. Sequences of models of neutrino-heated stars in thermal equilibrium are presented for masses 0.25, 0.5, 0.8, and 1.0 solar mass. In addition, a set of evolutionary sequences for mass 0.5 solar mass have been computed for different assumed values for the incident neutrino energy flux. It is found that winds driven by the heating due to high-energy particles and hard electromagnetic radiation of the outer layers of neutrino-bloated stars may satisfy the requirements of the model of Kazanas (1989) for the broad-line emission clouds in active galactic nuclei.
Biermann Peter L.
MacDonald James
Stanev Todor
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