Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Nov 1998
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1998aps..ses..ic03w&link_type=abstract
American Physical Society, Southeastern Section Meeting, November 13-15, 1998 Miami, Florida, abstract #IC.03
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Scientific paper
The subclass of Active galaxies called Blazars encompass the most intrinsically luminous and rapidly variable sources known to astrophysicists. Attempts to model these sources has largely been frustrated due in part to observational difficulties, but also due to the lack of theoretical models capable of explaining the different characteristics of the observed sources. Leading candidate models all incorporate a massive, rotating black hole which is accreting galactic material, with some of this material being ejected out the ratational axis of the hole in the form of relativistically expanding jets. These jets are thought to emit energy via the synchrotron process across the entire spectrum from radio frequences all the way through the GEV (sometimes TEV) gamma-ray frequencies. Attempts to model these sources with single relativistic jets has proven difficult. We present a new model which features concentric interacting jets that do a much better job of explaining the types of Blazars we observe. We also discuss ways of testing this new model against multifreuqency observations.
Benitez Erika
Howard Emily
Webb James
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