Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jul 1983
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1983aipc..101..314l&link_type=abstract
IN: Positron-electron pairs in astrophysics; Proceedings of the Workshop, Greenbelt, MD, January 6-8, 1983 (A85-31276 13-90). Ne
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Cosmic Rays, Electron Beams, Electron-Positron Plasmas, Extragalactic Radio Sources, Gamma Ray Astronomy, Accretion Disks, Black Holes (Astronomy), Cosmic Ray Showers, Electrodynamics, Energy Distribution
Scientific paper
An electrodynamical model for the origin of electron/positron/gamma-ray beams in extragalactic radio sources is presented. In this model, the rotating magnetized accretion disk of a massive black hole is treated as a unipolar induction dynamo, and energy and angular motion of the infalling matter are extracted and propagated outward along the + or - z axes as the Poynting flux of a relative space-charge flow. Analysis of the space-charge flow is carried out using the analogy of magnetically insulated high-voltage transmission lines. It is shown that when the transmission lines break down at a certain point along the z-asterisk axis, the Poynting energy of the black hole is transformed into particle kinetic energy, which is eventually emitted as electron/positron/gamma-ray radiation. The basic equations for the model are given, and the results are compared with recent observations of extragalactic radio sources.
Lovelace Richard V. E.
Ruchti C. B.
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