The Effect of Radiation Drag on Relativistic Bulk Flows in Active Galactic Nuclei
Qinghuan Luo
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
19(1) 122 - 124
Published: 30 April 2002
Abstract
The effect of radiation drag on relativistic bulk flows is re-examined. Highly relativistic bulk flows in the nuclear region are subject to Compton drag, i.e. radiation deceleration as a result of inverse Compton scattering of ambient soft photon fields from emission from the accretion disk, broad line region, or dusty torus. Possible observational consequences of X-/γ-ray emission produced from Compton drag are specifically discussed.Keywords: scattering — plasmas — galaxies: active — galaxies: nuclei — galaxies: jets — radiation mechanisms: non-thermal
https://doi.org/10.1071/AS01112
© ASA 2002
