ON THE NONTHERMAL EMISSION IN ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI

Citation
Rt. Gangadhara et H. Lesch, ON THE NONTHERMAL EMISSION IN ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI, Astronomy and astrophysics, 323(1), 1997, pp. 45-48
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Journal title
ISSN journal
00046361
Volume
323
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
45 - 48
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-6361(1997)323:1<45:OTNEIA>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
We consider the role of centrifugal force on the energetics of electro ns moving along the magnetic field lines of spinning active galactic n uclei. We find the energy gained by charged particles against inverse Compton scattering and/synchrotron radiation losses, become quite sign ificant in the region close to the light cylinder. The particles accel erated by the centrifugal force become a part of the jet material. The scattering of UV-photons against the energetic electrons lead to the generation of X-ray and gamma-ray photons within the light cylinder, a nd outside, they radiate the non-thermal optical radiation via the syn chrotron emission.