%0 Generic %1 citeulike:13448913 %A Janiak, Mateusz %A Sikora, Marek %A Moderski, Rafał %D 2014 %K imported %T Magnetization of jets in luminous blazars %U http://arxiv.org/abs/1411.7331 %X Luminosities of many powerful blazars are strongly dominated by \$\gamma\$-rays which most likely result from Comptonization of radiation produced outside a jet. This observation sets certain constraints on composition and energetics of the jet as well as the surrounding quasar environment. We study the dependence of a Compton dominance on a jet magnetization (the magnetic-to-matter energy flux) and on the location of the 'blazar zone'. Calculations are performed for two geometries of broad-emission-line and hot-dust regions: spherical and planar. The jet magnetization corresponding to the large observed Compton dominance is found to be \$0.1 (þeta\_j \Gamma)^2\$ for spherical geometries and \$0.01 (þeta\_j \Gamma)^2\$ for planar geometries, where \$þeta\_j\$ is the jet half-opening angle and \$\Gamma\$ is the jet Lorentz factor. This implies that jets in luminous blazars are matter dominated and that this domination is particularly strong for the flattened geometry of external radiation sources.

@misc{citeulike:13448913, abstract = {Luminosities of many powerful blazars are strongly dominated by \$\gamma\$-rays which most likely result from Comptonization of radiation produced outside a jet. This observation sets certain constraints on composition and energetics of the jet as well as the surrounding quasar environment. We study the dependence of a Compton dominance on a jet magnetization (the magnetic-to-matter energy flux) and on the location of the 'blazar zone'. Calculations are performed for two geometries of broad-emission-line and hot-dust regions: spherical and planar. The jet magnetization corresponding to the large observed Compton dominance is found to be \$\sim 0.1 (\theta\_{\rm j} \Gamma)^2\$ for spherical geometries and \$\sim 0.01 (\theta\_{\rm j} \Gamma)^2\$ for planar geometries, where \$\theta\_{\rm j}\$ is the jet half-opening angle and \$\Gamma\$ is the jet Lorentz factor. This implies that jets in luminous blazars are matter dominated and that this domination is particularly strong for the flattened geometry of external radiation sources.}, added-at = {2019-03-25T08:20:55.000+0100}, archiveprefix = {arXiv}, author = {Janiak, Mateusz and Sikora, Marek and Moderski, Rafa{\l}}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2a818de2124eb36efbac8e0e6eec9776a/ericblackman}, citeulike-article-id = {13448913}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1411.7331}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://arxiv.org/pdf/1411.7331}, day = 26, eprint = {1411.7331}, interhash = {aa9033a231fe73dff496c091d1ed6e90}, intrahash = {a818de2124eb36efbac8e0e6eec9776a}, keywords = {imported}, month = nov, posted-at = {2014-12-01 04:03:58}, priority = {2}, timestamp = {2019-03-25T08:20:55.000+0100}, title = {{Magnetization of jets in luminous blazars}}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1411.7331}, year = 2014 }