Compton heating and cooling and astrophysical jets

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Sep 1982

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Nuovo Cimento, Lettere, Serie 2, vol. 35, Sept. 4, 1982, p. 7-13. Research supported by the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Compton Effect, Radio Sources (Astronomy), Thermodynamics, Galactic Nuclei, Heat Transfer, Momentum Transfer, Quantum Electrodynamics

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In conjunction with consideration of the lowest order corrections from relativistic quantum electrodynamics, a general expression of heat and momentum exchange in an optically thin gas due to Compton processes is derived. A discussion of the relevance of this expression to the phenomenon of astrophysical jets establishes that Comptonization may play an important role in energy balances when the Comptonization parameter y is much smaller than unity. In such cases, the equations of motion must be solved through the additional consideration of Compton heat exchange, treating it as an equivalent emissivity.

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