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Numerical simulations of the internal shock model in magnetized relativistic jets of blazars
Jesus M. Rueda-becerrilMiguel A. AloyPetar Mimicasubject
PhysicsHigh Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaRelative velocitySpectral densityFOS: Physical sciencesViewing angleComputational physicsMagnetic fieldMagnetizationLorentz factorsymbols.namesakeAstrophysical jetsymbolsAstrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaBlazardescription
The internal shocks scenario in relativistic jets is used to explain the variability of the blazar emission. Recent studies have shown that the magnetic field significantly alters the shell collision dynamics, producing a variety of spectral energy distributions and light-curves patterns. However, the role played by magnetization in such emission processes is still not entirely understood. In this work we numerically solve the magnetohydodynamic evolution of the magnetized shells collision, and determine the influence of the magnetization on the observed radiation. Our procedure consists in systematically varying the shell Lorentz factor, relative velocity, and viewing angle. The calculations needed to produce the whole broadband spectral energy distributions and light-curves are computationally expensive, and are achieved using a high-performance parallel code.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-27 |