Synchrotron Outbursts in Galactic and Extra-galactic Jets, Any Difference?

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dc.creatorTurler, M.
dc.creatorLindfors, E. J.
dc.date2006-11-03
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:38:54Z
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dc.descriptionWe discuss differences and similarities between jets powered by super-massive black holes in quasars and by stellar-mass black holes in microquasars. The comparison is based on multi-wavelength radio-to-infrared observations of the two active galactic nuclei 3C 273 and 3C 279, as well as the two galactic binaries GRS 1915+105 and Cyg X-3. The physical properties of the jet are derived by fitting the parameters of a shock-in-jet model simultaneously to all available observations. We show that the variable jet emission of galactic sources is, at least during some epochs, very similar to that of extra-galactic jets. As for quasars, their observed variability pattern can be well reproduced by the emission of a series of self-similar shock waves propagating down the jet and producing synchrotron outbursts. This suggests that the physical properties of relativistic jets is independent of the mass of the black hole.
dc.description4 pages, 1 figure, Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 238. Black Holes: from Stars to Galaxies - across the Range of Masses
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0611116
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0611116
dc.identifierdoi:10.1017/S1743921307005212
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/140896
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleSynchrotron Outbursts in Galactic and Extra-galactic Jets, Any Difference?
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