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Numerical Observations of a Restarting Radio Jet

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

David A. Clarke
Affiliation:
National Center for Supercomputing Applications University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Champaign, IL 61820, U.S.A. Institute for Astrophysics The University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131, U.S.A
Jack O. Burns
Affiliation:
National Center for Supercomputing Applications University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Champaign, IL 61820, U.S.A. Institute for Astrophysics The University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131, U.S.A
Michael L. Norman
Affiliation:
National Center for Supercomputing Applications University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Champaign, IL 61820, U.S.A. Institute for Astrophysics The University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131, U.S.A

Abstract

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An MHD computation of a restarting jet is presented and compared with observations of classical double radio sources. Assuming ideal MHD and an adiabatic equation of state, it is found that a “partial” jet exists for about 25% of the time, and that the terminal hotspot dissipates quickly compared to other physical time scales once the outflow of the jet is terminated.

Type
8. The Role of Magnetic Fields in Radio Source Jets and Extended Radio Lobes
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1990 

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