Jet Interactions with Magnetized Clouds. Preliminary Results from PIC Code and Large-Scale Hydrodynamic Simulations for AGN Jets
Abstract
When astrophysical jets interact with the ambient medium through which they propagate, they lose energy and entrain (and accelerate) that medium. Recent observations of such interactions, including time-lapsed "movies" of both AGN and microquasar jets, can be used to inform models of the jet-ambient-medium interactions. In this paper, we discuss some aspects of these jets, including the mechanisms of their propagation, their constitution and the non-linear character of their energy loss via plasma processes. We also present for the first time PIC code simulations to show momentum transfer via caviton formation as a result of plasma processes. An illustration of the microphysics of the interaction of a proton-electron beam with an ambient magnetic field is also presented.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA523417
Entities
People
- D. V. Rose
- J. Guillory
- J. H. Beall
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory