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Numerical Simulations of Extragalactic Jets in an Inhomogeneous Environment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

Steve Higgins ,
TIM O'BRIEN  and
James Dunlop
Steve Higgins
Affiliation:
Astrophysics Group, Liverpool John Moores University, Byrom St., Liverpool, L3 3AF, UK Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh, EH9 3HJ, UK
TIM O'BRIEN
Affiliation:
Astrophysics Group, Liverpool John Moores University, Byrom St., Liverpool, L3 3AF, UK Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh, EH9 3HJ, UK
James Dunlop
Affiliation:
Astrophysics Group, Liverpool John Moores University, Byrom St., Liverpool, L3 3AF, UK Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh, EH9 3HJ, UK

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We have simulated the passage of an extragalactic jet through a medium containing an ensemble of cool, dense clouds. The hydrodynamic code uses the second-order Godunov method of Falle (Falle 1991, van Leer 1979) in three-dimensional, cartesian coordinates. We have estimated the synchrotron emissivity and used this to produce synthetic radio maps. The results are reminiscent of structures seen in many extragalactic radio sources.

Type
Radio Source Modelling and Emission Mechanisms
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 175: Extragalactic Radio Sources , 1996 , pp. 467 - 468
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1996 

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