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Simulation of Shock-Shock interaction in parsec-scale jets
Tuomas SavolainenChristian M. FrommEduardo RosEduardo RosJ. Anton ZensusPetar MimicaManel PeruchoAndrei Lobanovsubject
PhysicsShock waveHigh Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaFOS: Physical sciencesLight curve01 natural scienceslaw.inventionShock (mechanics)Computational physicsCTA-102ParsecAstrophysical jetlaw0103 physical sciencesBlazarAstrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena010303 astronomy & astrophysics0105 earth and related environmental sciencesFlareAstrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysicsdescription
The analysis of the radio light curves of the blazar CTA102 during its 2006 flare revealed a possible interaction between a standing shock wave and a traveling one. In order to better understand this highly non-linear process, we used a relativistic hydrodynamic code to simulate the high energy interaction and its related emission. The calculated synchrotron emission from these simulations showed an increase in turnover flux density, $S_{m}$, and turnover frequency, $\nu_{m}$, during the interaction and decrease to its initial values after the passage of the traveling shock wave.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
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| 2011-11-21 |