The Dynamics of Gas around Active Galactic Nuclei |
| |
Authors: | MA Dopita |
| |
Institution: | (1) Astrophysical Theory Centre, Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Institute of Advanced Studies, The Australian National University, Private Bag, Weston Creek P.O., ACT 2611, Australia |
| |
Abstract: | This paper examines the relationship between the accretion flows into the accretion disk around the black holes of active
galactic nuclei (AGN), and the jets which they produce. A large-scale accretion flow around the nucleus is proposed as the
thick dusty toroid structure of the unified model. Physically, this is similar to the Kahn ‘cocoon star’ model. High (super-Eddington)
accretion rates into the accretion disk are needed. It is assumed that all black holes produce relativistic jets. However,
entrainment of thermal (wind) material into the jet determines the AGN class, radio-loud or radio quiet. The jet interacts
with the ambient medium as it expands, generating a cocoon of fast radiative or partially-radiative shocks around it. Such
a model can explain both the radio properties and the emission line properties over a wide variety of AGN classes.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
| |
Keywords: | |
本文献已被 SpringerLink 等数据库收录! |
|