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dc.contributor.authorWiita, P.J.-
dc.contributor.authorRosen, Alexander-
dc.contributor.authorGopal-Krishna-
dc.contributor.authorSaripalli, Lakshmi-
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-05T12:36:42Z-
dc.date.available2013-06-05T12:36:42Z-
dc.date.issued1989-
dc.identifier.citationHot spots in extragalactic radio sources, Proceedings of the Workshop, Tegernsee, Federal Republic of Germany, 1988, p173en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2289/5593-
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dc.description.abstractBoth analytical and numerical models for the propagation of relativistic jets through a hot interstellar medium (ISM) and into an even hotter intergalactic medium (IGM) have been considered. The models by Gopal-Krishna and Wiita (1987), and Wiita and Gopal-Krishna (1987, 1988) were extended to allow for intrinsically extremely powerful jets, which may start off advancing relativistically through the interstellar medium. Eventually the energy density in the lobes becomes comparable to that of the microwave background, and inverse Compton losses of the synchrotron emitting electrons against the background photons become important. It is argued that only powerful radio engines are responsible for giant radio galaxies (GRGs, those whose linear size exceeds 1.5 Mpc), most of the observed peculiarities of the GRGs, such as their rarity, moderate radio flux and relatively strong radio cores can be explained.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSpringer-Verlagen
dc.rights1989 Springer-Verlagen
dc.subjectastronomical modelsen
dc.subjectcompton effecten
dc.subjectinverse scatteringen
dc.subjectradio galaxiesen
dc.subjectgalactic massen
dc.subjectintergalactic mediaen
dc.subjectinterstellar matteren
dc.subjectred shiften
dc.subjectrelativistic effectsen
dc.subjectsynchrotron radiationen
dc.titleGiant radio galaxies via inverse Compton weakened jetsen
dc.typeArticleen
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