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Influence of an AGN complex photon field on the jet bulk Lorentz factor through Compton rocket effect

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 March 2015

Thomas Vuillaume ,
Gilles Henri  and
Pierre-Olivier Petrucci
Thomas Vuillaume
Affiliation:
Université Grenoble Alpes, IPAG, F-38000 Grenoble, France & CNRS, IPAG, F-38000 Grenoble, France email: thomas.vuillaume@obs.ujf-grenoble.fr
Gilles Henri
Affiliation:
Université Grenoble Alpes, IPAG, F-38000 Grenoble, France & CNRS, IPAG, F-38000 Grenoble, France email: thomas.vuillaume@obs.ujf-grenoble.fr
Pierre-Olivier Petrucci
Affiliation:
Université Grenoble Alpes, IPAG, F-38000 Grenoble, France & CNRS, IPAG, F-38000 Grenoble, France email: thomas.vuillaume@obs.ujf-grenoble.fr
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Abstract

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In this work, we study the acceleration of hot plasma to relativistic speed through the Compton rocket effect which is viable in the two-flow paradigm.

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Contributed Papers
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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 10 , Issue S313: Extragalactic jets from every angle , September 2014 , pp. 179 - 180
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2015 

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