RADIATIVE PROCESSES IN JETS

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (06) ◽  
pp. 659-669 ◽  
Author(s):  
GABRIELA S. VILA
Keyword(s):  
Active Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Young Stellar Objects ◽  
Spectral Energy ◽  
Electromagnetic Spectrum ◽  
Physical Processes ◽  
Energy Distributions ◽  
Stellar Objects ◽  
Radiative Processes ◽  
Relativistic Particles

Relativistic jets and collimated outflows are ubiquitous phenomena in astrophysical settings, from young stellar objects up to Active Galactic Nuclei. The observed emission from some of these jets can cover the whole electromagnetic spectrum, from radio to gamma-rays. The relevant features of the spectral energy distributions depend on the nature of the source and on the characteristics of the surrounding environment. Here the author reviews the main physical processes that command the interactions between populations of relativistic particles locally accelerated in the jets, with matter, radiation and magnetic fields. Special attention is given to the conditions that lead to the dominance of the different radiative mechanisms. Examples from various types of sources are used to illustrate these effects.

scholarly journals The spectral energy distributions of active galactic nuclei

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (S341) ◽  
pp. 21-25
Author(s):  
M. J. I. Brown ◽  
K. J. Duncan ◽  
H. Landt ◽  
M. Kirk ◽  
C. Ricci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Active Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Spectral Energy ◽  
Wide Field ◽  
Spectral Energy Distributions ◽  
Energy Distributions ◽  
Photometric Redshifts ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Ongoing Work ◽  
Prior Literature

AbstarctWe present ongoing work on the spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of active galactic nuclei (AGNs), derived from X-ray, ultraviolet, optical, infrared and radio photometry and spectroscopy. Our work is motivated by new wide-field imaging surveys that will identify vast numbers of AGNs, and by the need to benchmark AGN SED fitting codes. We have constructed 41 SEDs of individual AGNs and 80 additional SEDs that mimic Seyfert spectra. All of our SEDs span 0.09 to 30μm, while some extend into the X-ray and/or radio. We have tested the utility of the SEDs by using them to generate AGN photometric redshifts, and they outperform SEDs from the prior literature, including reduced redshift errors and flux density residuals.

scholarly journals Water fountains: bipolar fast stellar jets traced by water vapor maser emission

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (S290) ◽  
pp. 227-228
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Imai
Keyword(s):  
Active Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Asymptotic Giant Branch ◽  
Young Stellar Objects ◽  
Agb Stars ◽  
Stellar Objects ◽  
Stellar Jets ◽  
The Masses ◽  
Host Stars ◽  
Maser Sources

AbstractHighly collimated, bipolar fast jets are found in asymptotic giant branch (AGB) and post-AGB stars as well as in active galactic nuclei and young stellar objects. It is still unclear how to launch such jets from dying stars that were originally spherically symmetric. Exploration of the stellar jet evolution is also expected to probe its role in shaping a planetary nebula. Interestingly, some of stellar H2O maser sources — water fountains — exhibit stellar jets with spatially and kinematically high collimation in the earliest phase (<1000 years) of the jet evolution. Such water fountains have been identified in 14 sources to date. We have recently conducted interferometric (VLBA, EVN, VERA, VLA) maser and the single-dish (ASTE) CO J = 3 → 2 line observations of the water fountains. They have revealed a typical dynamical age (< 100 yr) and the detailed kinematical structures of the water fountains, possibility of the coexistence of “equatorial flows”, and their locations and kinematics in the Milky Way. Based on these results, the masses and evolutionary statuses of the host stars are also estimated.

scholarly journals MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS NEAR THE LAUNCHING REGION OF ASTROPHYSICAL JETS

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (06) ◽  
pp. 729-739 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. M. DE GOUVEIA DAL PINO ◽  
G. KOWAL ◽  
L. H. S. KADOWAKI ◽  
P. PIOVEZAN ◽  
A. LAZARIAN
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Active Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Magnetic Energy ◽  
Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Young Stellar Objects ◽  
Magnetic Field Effects ◽  
Astrophysical Jets ◽  
Stellar Objects ◽  
Fundamental Properties

One of the fundamental properties of astrophysical magnetic fields is their ability to change topology through reconnection and in doing so, to release magnetic energy, sometimes violently. In this work, we review recent results on the role of magnetic reconnection and associated heating and particle acceleration in jet/accretion disk systems, namely young stellar objects (YSOs), microquasars, and active galactic nuclei (AGNs).

scholarly journals The spectral energy distributions of active galactic nuclei

2019 ◽  
Vol 489 (3) ◽  
pp. 3351-3367 ◽  
Author(s):  
M J I Brown ◽  
K J Duncan ◽  
H Landt ◽  
M Kirk ◽  
C Ricci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Active Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Flux Density ◽  
Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Far Infrared ◽  
Power Laws ◽  
Spectral Energy ◽  
Spectral Energy Distributions ◽  
Energy Distributions ◽  
Photometric Redshifts ◽  
X Ray

ABSTRACT We present spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of 41 active galactic nuclei, derived from multiwavelength photometry and archival spectroscopy. All of the SEDs span at least 0.09 to 30 $\mu$m, but in some instances wavelength coverage extends into the X-ray, far-infrared, and radio. For some active galactic nuclei (AGNs) we have fitted the measured far-infrared photometry with greybody models, while radio flux density measurements have been approximated by power laws or polynomials. We have been able to fill some of the gaps in the spectral coverage using interpolation or extrapolation of simple models. In addition to the 41 individual AGN SEDs, we have produced 72 Seyfert SEDs by mixing SEDs of the central regions of Seyferts with galaxy SEDs. Relative to the literature, our templates have broader wavelength coverage and/or higher spectral resolution. We have tested the utility of our SEDs by using them to generate photometric redshifts for 0 &lt; z ≤ 6.12 AGNs in the Boötes field (selected with X-ray, IR, and optical criteria) and, relative to SEDs from the literature, they produce comparable or better photometric redshifts with reduced flux density residuals.

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