Pondermotive acceleration of charged particles along the relativistic jets of an accreting blackhole

Accreting blackholes such as miniquasars and active galactic nuclei can contribute to the highest energy components of intra- (∼10 15  eV) galactic and extra-galactic components (∼10 20  eV) of cosmic rays. Alfven wave pulses which are excited in the accretion disk around blackholes propagate in rel...

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Published in:The European physical journal. ST, Special topics Special topics, 2014-05, Vol.223 (6), p.1113-1120
Main Authors: Ebisuzaki, T., Tajima, T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atomic
Classical and Continuum Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Science
Measurement Science and Instrumentation
Molecular
Optical and Plasma Physics
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Regular Article
Zetta-Exawatt Science and Technology
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Summary:Accreting blackholes such as miniquasars and active galactic nuclei can contribute to the highest energy components of intra- (∼10 15  eV) galactic and extra-galactic components (∼10 20  eV) of cosmic rays. Alfven wave pulses which are excited in the accretion disk around blackholes propagate in relativistic jets. Because of their highly non-linear nature of the waves, charged particles (protons, ions, and electrons) can be accelerated to high energies in relativistic jets in accreting blackhole systems, the central engine of miniquasars and active galactic nuclei.
ISSN:1951-6355
1951-6401
DOI:10.1140/epjst/e2014-02162-6