Estimates of proton energies in extragalactic radio sources |
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Authors: | M W Anyakoha P N Okeke S E Okoye |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria |
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Abstract: | It is shown that inelastic proton collisions in extragalactic radio sources can account for their radio and -ray emissions. The proton Lorentz-factor
p
responsible for -ray emission is estimated to lie between 1.4 and 86. But for the radio emission (with
e
~ 103-104) the estimated
p
values lie between 7 to 300. The estimates of total particle and magnetic energy for a typical radio source is in agreement with equipartition theory. |
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