Energy density in jets

Energy density in the jet and surrounding area 0.824 s after its initiation. The jet has now moved 7,000 km. While its velocity cannot be accurately determined in the non-relativistic code used for this calculation, the energy density is typical of highly relativistic matter with gamma over 10. The jet remains highly focused with an opening angle (half width) of about 10 degrees. The red regions at polar angles of 35 degrees are the plumes formed earlier by dissipation in the disk (section 4.1.5 and Fig. 16).

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Andrew MacFadyen- andrew@ucolick.org - October 20, 1998

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Lick Observatory and Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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