Multiwavelength Observations of Relativistic Jets from General Relativistic Magnetohydrodynamic Simulations
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Simulation
2.2. Observing Simulations
2.3. Physical Models
2.3.1. Synchrotron Models
2.3.2. Inverse Compton Models
2.4. Polarized Radiative Transfer
3. Results: Comparing Jet Simulations with Observations
3.1. Emulating Spatiotemopral Jet Properties
3.1.1. Collimation
3.1.2. Jet Magnetic Field Substructure
3.1.3. Polarization Maps
3.1.4. Instrument-Specific Properties: Cadence and Convolution
3.2. Matching Models with Observed Images
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
AGN | Active Galactic Nucleus |
EHT | Event Horizon Telescope |
GRMHD | General Relativistic Magnetohydrodynamic |
JAB | Jet/Accretion Disk/Black Hole |
MDPI | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute |
NRAO | National Radio Astronomy Observatory |
OVRO | Owens Valley Radio Observatory |
VLBA | Very Long Baseline Array |
VLBI | Very Long Baseline Interferometry |
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Anantua, R.; Blandford, R.; Tchekhovskoy, A. Multiwavelength Observations of Relativistic Jets from General Relativistic Magnetohydrodynamic Simulations. Galaxies 2018, 6, 31. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies6010031
Anantua R, Blandford R, Tchekhovskoy A. Multiwavelength Observations of Relativistic Jets from General Relativistic Magnetohydrodynamic Simulations. Galaxies. 2018; 6(1):31. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies6010031
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnantua, Richard, Roger Blandford, and Alexander Tchekhovskoy. 2018. "Multiwavelength Observations of Relativistic Jets from General Relativistic Magnetohydrodynamic Simulations" Galaxies 6, no. 1: 31. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies6010031
APA StyleAnantua, R., Blandford, R., & Tchekhovskoy, A. (2018). Multiwavelength Observations of Relativistic Jets from General Relativistic Magnetohydrodynamic Simulations. Galaxies, 6(1), 31. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies6010031