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Origin of Magnetic Fields in Jets and Radio Galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

William K. Rose
William K. Rose*
Affiliation:
Astronomy Program University of Maryland College Park, MD 20854, U.S.A.

Abstract

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Jets are known to be emitted from the centers of active galaxies and quasars. In two recent papers (Rose, 1987, 1989) calculations of magnetic fields generated in jets because electrons drift with respect to protons have been described. Electron drift velocities can result from interaction with the cosmic background radiation or with ambient gas. We describe how magnetic fields can be generated in jets and radio galaxies.

Type
8. The Role of Magnetic Fields in Radio Source Jets and Extended Radio Lobes
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 140: Galactic and Intergalactic Magnetic Fields , 1990 , pp. 443 - 444
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1990 

References

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