Plasma instability in relativistic jets |
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Authors: | S. L. Ginzburg V. F. D’yachenko V. V. Paleychik A. L. Sudarikov V. M. Chechetkin |
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Affiliation: | (1) Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Miusskaya pl. 4a, Moscow, 125047, Russia |
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Abstract: | Based on the Maxwel-Vlasov equations, we consider the possible generation mechanisms of hard emission through the growth of plasma instabilities in a relativistic jet composed of electrons and protons. The accelerated material of the jet moves by inertia. When a small difference arises between the electron and proton velocities (which may result from the interaction of jet material with background plasma or from the acceleration mechanism) plasma instabilities can grow. The particle distribution functions, which were initially delta functions both in angle and in energy, transform into complex angular and energy dependences. In this case, the probability of collisions between high-energy particles in the jet increases, resulting in hard gamma-ray emission. |
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Keywords: | accretion jet theory and stellar wind gamma-ray emission plasma instability |
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