On the excitation of the Fe Kα line in AGNs by the impact of beams of highly relativistic electrons on the disk |
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Authors: | A I Gmez de Castro A Antonicci |
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Abstract: | The propagation of highly relativistic electron beams in dense matter induces a cascade of secondary particles that spreads in the environment redistributing efficiently the beam energy in the medium. Such a highly relativistic beams are expected to be produced in the magnetic reconnection events associated with the flaring activity of the magnetized accretion disks of the AGNs. This contribution presents a quantitative analysis of the possible role of these beams in the excitation of the Fe Kα line. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim) |
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Keywords: | galaxies: magnetic fields plasmas radiation mechanism: non‐thermal |
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