Pacholczyk / Ter Haar Radio Galaxies

Radiation Transfer, Dynamics, Stability and Evolution of a Synchrotron Plasmon
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4831-8797-6
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 306 Seiten, Web PDF

Radio Galaxies: Radiation Transfer, Dynamics, Stability and Evolution of a Synchrotron Plasmon deals with the physics of a region in space containing magnetic field and thermal and relativistic particles (a plasmon). The synchrotron emission and absorption of this region are discussed, along with the properties of its spectrum; its linear and circular polarization; transfer of radiation through such a region; its dynamics and expansion; and interaction with external medium. Comprised of eight chapters, this volume explores the stability, turbulence, and acceleration of particles in a synchrotron plasmon as well as its application to the physics of radio galaxies. The discussion begins with a description of extragalactic radio sources and their properties, followed by an analysis of the emission and absorption of synchrotron radiation. Subsequent chapters focus on the transfer of polarized radiation in a magnetoactive plasma; hydromagnetics and hydromagnetic stability; confinement and structure of extended radio sources; and radio-tail galaxies. The book also considers compact radio sources before concluding with an evaluation of radio source theories. This monograph is addressed primarily to radio astronomers and graduate students working on the interpretation of observational data.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pacholczyk, A. G.

Ter Haar, D.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Radio Galaxies: Radiation Transfer, Dynamics, Stability and Evolution of a Synchrotron Plasmon;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;8
5;Dedication;6
6;Preface;10
7;Acknowledgements;12
8;Chapter 1. Observational Data and Relationships;14
8.1;1.1 Introduction;14
8.2;1.2 The Simple Sources;15
8.3;1.3 The Complex Sources;30
8.4;1.4 Radio-tail Galaxies;31
8.5;1.5 Compact Sources;32
8.6;BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES TO ;39
9;Chapter 2. Incoherent Synchrotron Spectra;58
9.1;2.1 Emission and Absorption Coefficients in all Stokes Parameters;58
9.2;2.2 Plasma Emission Effects;66
9.3;2.3 Synchrotron Spectra of Uniform Sources—a Recapitulation;69
9.4;2.4 Synchrotron Spectra of Nonuniform Sources;82
9.5;2.5 Emission and Absorption Coefficients in a Nonuniform Field;87
9.6;BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES TO ;92
10;Chapter 3. Transfer of Polarized Radiationin a Magnetoactive Plasma;96
10.1;3.1 The Complex Permittivity of a Plasma;96
10.2;3.2 The Equation of Transfer and the Propagation Modes;106
10.3;3.3 The Equation of Transfer and the Dielectric Tensor;113
10.4;3.4 General Properties of the Equation of Transfer;117
10.5;3.5 Polarization of a Synchrotron Source;118
10.6;3.6 Faraday Rotation and Depolarization;122
10.7;3.7 Faraday Pulsation;124
10.8;3.8 Circular Repolarization;126
10.9;3.9 The General Solution of the Equations of Transfer;129
10.10;BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES TO ;134
11;Chapter 4. Hydromagnetics and Hydromagnetic Stability;138
11.1;4.1 Hydromagnetic Approximation;138
11.2;4.2 The System of Hydromagnetic Equations;142
11.3;4.3 Properties of the Equations of Hydromagnetics;144
11.4;4.4 Hydromagnetics of Incompressible Fluids;148
11.5;4.5 Hydromagnetics of Compressible Fluids. Magnetosonic Waves;152
11.6;4.6 Hydromagnetic Bubble and Double Radio Sources;155
11.7;4.7 The Energy Integral and the Virial Theorem;158
11.8;4.8 Hydromagnetic Stability;160
11.9;4.9 The Rayleigh-Taylor Instability;163
11.10;4.10 The Kelvin-Hemlholtz Instability;167
11.11;4.11 The Jeans Instability;170
11.12;BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES TO ;178
12;Chapter 5. Confinement and Structure of Extended Radio Sources;188
12.1;5.1 Confinement of the Components of Extended Radio Sources;188
12.2;5.2 Confinement by Ram Pressure of the Ambient Gas;191
12.3;5.3 Dynamics of an Expanding Plasmon;200
12.4;5.4 Nonequilibrium Models of Ram Pressure Confined Plasmons;205
12.5;5.5 Radio Emission of a Plasmon;208
12.6;5.6 Multiple Ejections of Plasmons;213
12.7;5.7 Stability of Ejected Plasmons;217
12.8;BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES TO;219
13;Chapter 6. Radio-tail Galaxies;222
13.1;6.1 Introduction;222
13.2;6.2 The Kinematics of the Plasmon;222
13.3;6.3 The Development of Turbulence and the Acceleration of Particles;224
13.4;6.4 The Expansion of the Plasmon;227
13.5;6.5 The Spectrum of the Expanding Plasmon;228
13.6;6.6 Physical Conditions in a Radio-tail Galaxy;231
13.7;BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES TO ;235
14;Chapter 7. Compact Radio Sources;238
14.1;7.1 Introduction;238
14.2;7.2 The Canonical Model of a Compact Radio Source;238
14.3;7.3 Flux Variations in an Expanding Plasmon;247
14.4;7.4 Super-relativistic Effects;259
14.5;BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES TO ;262
15;Chapter 8. Radio Source Theories;264
15.1;8.1 Introduction;264
15.2;8.2 The Plasma Picture of a Radio Galaxy;266
15.3;8.3 A Massive Object Picture of a Radio Galaxy;267
15.4;8.4 The Beam Picture of a Radio Galaxy;269
15.5;BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES TO ;271
16;Appendices: TABLES OF SPECIAL FUNCTIONS;274
17;Author Index;300
18;Subject Index;304