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Particle acceleration in astrophysical jets

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In this chapter, we review some features of particle acceleration in astrophysical jets. We begin by describing four observational results relating to the topic, with particular emphasis on jets in active galactic nuclei and parallels between different sources. We then discuss the ways in which particles can be accelerated to high energies in magnetised plasmas, focusing mainly on shock acceleration, second-order Fermi and magnetic reconnection; in the process, we attempt to shed some light o...

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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.1016/j.newar.2020.101543

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Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Astrophysics
Oxford college:
St John's College
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Author
ORCID:
0000-0001-8509-4939
Publisher:
Elsevier
Journal:
New Astronomy Reviews More from this journal
Volume:
89
Article number:
101543
Publication date:
2020-07-31
Acceptance date:
2020-01-09
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ISSN:
1387-6473
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1096578
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pubs:1096578
Deposit date:
2020-04-03

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