Relativistic hadrons and the origin of relativistic outflows in active galactic nuclei

Details Relativistic hadrons and the origin of relativistic outflows in active galactic nuclei Relativistic hadrons and the origin of relativistic outflows in active galactic nuclei

Mar 1995

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 441, no. 2, p. 521-532

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Active Galactic Nuclei, Hadrons, Hydrodynamics, Neutron Emission, Proton Flux Density, Relativistic Effects, Equations Of Motion, Kinetic Energy, Mass Flow Rate, Relativistic Plasmas, Stellar Winds

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We examine the hydrodynamic origin of relativistic outflows in active galactic nuclei (AGN). Specifically, we propose that the presence of a population of relativistic hadrons in the AGN 'central engine' and the associated neutron production suffices to produce outflows which under rather general conditions could be relativistic. The main such condition is that the size of the neutron production region be larger than the neutron flight path taun approximately 3 x 1013 cm. This condition guarantees that the mean energy per particle in the proton fluid, resulting from the decay of the neutrons outside their production region, be greater than the proton rest mass. The expansion of this fluid can then lead naturally to a relativistic outflow by conversion of its internal energy to directed motion. We follow the development of such flows by solving the mass, energy as well as the kinetic equation for the proton gas in steady state, taking into account the source terms due to compute accurately the adiabatic index of the expanding gas, and in conjunction with Bernoulli's equation the detailed evolution of the bulk Lorentz factor. We further examine the role of large-scale magnetic fields in confining these outflows to produce the jets observed at larger scales.

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