GyotoJet.h File Reference

Simple jet model with thermal or kappa-distribution synchrotron emission from Pandya et al. (2016) More...

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <GyotoStandardAstrobj.h>
#include <GyotoKappaDistributionSynchrotronSpectrum.h>
#include <GyotoThermalSynchrotronSpectrum.h>

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Classes
class	Gyoto::Astrobj::Jet
	Simple jet model with thermal or kappa-distribution synchrotron emission from Pandya et al. (2016) More...

Namespaces
	Gyoto
	Namespace for the Gyoto library.
	Gyoto::Astrobj
	Access to astronomical objects.

Detailed Description

Simple jet model with thermal or kappa-distribution synchrotron emission from Pandya et al. (2016)

This class implements a jet defined as the volume contained between the two conical/parabolic surfaces defined either by the angles jetInnerOpeningAngle_ and jetOuterOpeningAngle_, or by the parabola parameter such that z = param * rcyl^2. The apex of the cone/parabola is at (0,0). The region below jetInnerRadius_ is removed, so this quantity is the "base of the jet".

The Lorentz factor is assumed constant at gammaJet_. The electron number density at the base of the jet is baseNumberDensity_cgs_, its r-evolution is dedictated by mass conservation. The electron temperature is baseTemperature_, its r-evolution is assumed to follow a power law r^temperatureSlope_. The magnetic field amplitude is defined by the magnetization parameter, magnetizationParameter_.

The jet emits synchrotron radiation, assuming that the electrons follow a thermal or kappa distribution, ie the smooth gluing of a thermal distribution at low electron Lorentz factor, to a power-law distribution at high electron Lorentz factor. This distribution, as well as the resulting emission and absorption coefficients are taken from: Pandya et al., ApJ, 822, 34 (2016), section 5.3.3