Microscopic Processes in Global Relativistic Jets Containing Helical Magnetic Fields
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Global Jet Simulations
2.1. Helical Magnetic Field Structure
2.2. Currents and Fields in Helically Magnetized RPIC Jets
2.3. Particle Acceleration in Helically Magnetized RPIC Jets
3. Comparison to RMHD Results for Jets Containing Helical Magnetic Fields
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Nishikawa, K.-I.; Mizuno, Y.; Niemiec, J.; Kobzar, O.; Pohl, M.; Gómez, J.L.; Duţan, I.; Pe’er, A.; Frederiksen, J.T.; Nordlund, Å.; et al. Microscopic Processes in Global Relativistic Jets Containing Helical Magnetic Fields. Galaxies 2016, 4, 38. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies4040038
Nishikawa K-I, Mizuno Y, Niemiec J, Kobzar O, Pohl M, Gómez JL, Duţan I, Pe’er A, Frederiksen JT, Nordlund Å, et al. Microscopic Processes in Global Relativistic Jets Containing Helical Magnetic Fields. Galaxies. 2016; 4(4):38. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies4040038
Chicago/Turabian StyleNishikawa, Ken-Ichi, Yosuke Mizuno, Jacek Niemiec, Oleh Kobzar, Martin Pohl, Jose L. Gómez, Ioana Duţan, Asaf Pe’er, Jacob Trier Frederiksen, Åke Nordlund, and et al. 2016. "Microscopic Processes in Global Relativistic Jets Containing Helical Magnetic Fields" Galaxies 4, no. 4: 38. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies4040038