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ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
卷 617, 期 1, 页码 155-161出版社
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1086/425167
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acceleration of particles; galaxies : jets
We consider the acceleration of energetic particles by a velocity shear in the relativistic background flow containing scattering centers. Three possible acceleration sites for astrophysical jets are identified: (1) gradual velocity shear parallel to the jet axis, such as a velocity profile decreasing linearly outward with radial coordinates, (2) gradual velocity shear perpendicular to the jet axis, such as intrinsic jet rotation, and (3) nongradual and/or discontinuous longitudinal velocity shear at the jet-side boundary. We determine the characteristic acceleration timescales, specify the conditions for efficient acceleration, and discuss observational features with respect to each process. In particular, it is shown that in case 2 the higher energy emission is expected to be concentrated closer to the jet axis, while in cases 1 and 3 the higher energy particles are likely to be located near the edges of the jet, thus possibly leading to some form of limb brightening.
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