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On the origin of relativistic particles and gamma-rays in quasars
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Protheroe, R. J. Kazanas, D. |
| Copyright Year | 1982 |
| Description | A model for a class of quasars and active galactic nuclei is proposed in which a shock around a massive black hole randomizes the infall kinetic energy of spherically accreting matter producing a nonthermal spectrum of high energy protons. It is suggested that these protons are responsible for the secondary production (via proton decay) of the radio emitting high energy electrons and also of high energy gamma-rays (via proton decay and inverse Compton interactions of the electrons). The correlation between radio and gamma-ray emission implied by the model is in good agreement with observations of 3C273. Observation of the flux of high energy neutrinos from quasars may provide a test for the model. |
| File Size | 686458 |
| Page Count | 17 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19830002741 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0cv9bb0v |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1982-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Radiation Quasars Protons Gamma Rays Active Galactic Nuclei Mathematical Models Particle Acceleration High Energy Electrons Relativistic Particles Kinetic Energy Accretion Disks Black Holes Astronomy Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
