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RESEARCH PRODUCT
EFFICIENCY OF INTERNAL SHOCKS IN MAGNETIZED RELATIVISTIC JETS
Miguel A. AloyPetar Mimicasubject
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)Shock wavePhysicsJet (fluid)Luminosity (scattering theory)010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesMagnetic energyAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaFOS: Physical sciences01 natural sciencesRelativistic particleComputational physicsMagnetizationAstrophysical jet0103 physical sciencesRadiative transferAstrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena010303 astronomy & astrophysics0105 earth and related environmental sciencesdescription
We study the dynamic and radiative efficiency of conversion of kinetic-to-thermal/magnetic energy by internal shocks in relativistic magnetized outflows. A parameter study of a large number of collisions of cylindrical shells is performed. We explore how, while keeping the total flow luminosity constant, the variable fluid magnetization influences the efficiency and find that the interaction of shells in a mildly magnetized jet yields higher dynamic, but lower radiative efficiency than in a non-magnetized flow. A multi-wavelength radiative signature of different shell magnetization is computed assuming that relativistic particles are accelerated at internal shocks.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-11-14 | International Journal of Modern Physics: Conference Series |