Lecture 13: Jets

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Lecture 13: Jets

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Lecture 13: Jets. Not These!. Solar Rotation. Roy Kerr. Roger Penrose. Stabilization of a Gyroscope. Cygnus A: Example of a Radio Galaxy. 21 cm radio image from the VLA. Lobe. Hot spot. Nucleus. Synchrotron Radiation. From Thorne book. A Synchrotron on Earth. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Lecture 13:

Jets

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Not These!

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Solar Rotation

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Roy Kerr

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Roger Penrose

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Stabilization of a Gyroscope

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Cygnus A: Example of a Radio Galaxy

Hot spot

Lobe

Nucleus

21 cm radio image from the VLA

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Synchrotron Radiation

From Thorne book

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A Synchrotron on Earth

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High Resolution Image of Cygnus A

6 cm radio image from the VLA

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Components of the Cygnus A Radio Emission

Bow shock

Undisturbed intergalactic

gas

Splash point

Backflow

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NGC 1265 – Radio Source in Galaxy Cluster

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A Smokestack on a Windy Day

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Radio Jets from Sources in Our Galaxy

SS 433

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Models for SS 433

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Microquasars in Our Galaxy

GRS 1915+105

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The Giant Elliptical M87 in the Virgo Cluster

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The Optical Jet of M87

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Radio Images of the M87 Jet

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Possible Methods of Jet Creation

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A Magnetically Driven Jet

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Blandford-Znajek Process