Magnetic collimation of the relativistic jet in M87

Details Magnetic collimation of the relativistic jet in M87 Magnetic collimation of the relativistic jet in M87

2005-09-03

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0509064v1

Astron.Astrophys.442:L7-L10,2005

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

4 pages, 2 figures, accepted by A&A Letters

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:200500175

We apply a two-zone MHD model to the jet of M87. The model consists of an inner relativistic outflow, which is surrounded by a non-relativistic outer disk-wind. The outer disk-wind collimates very well through magnetic self-collimation and confines the inner relativistic jet into a narrow region around the rotation axis. Further, we show by example, that such models reproduce very accurately the observed opening angle of the M87 jet over a large range from the kiloparsec scale down to the sub-parsec scale.

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