6 research outputs found
Opacity, variability and kinematics of AGN jets
Synchrotron self-absorption in active galactic nuclei (AGN) jets manifests
itself as a time delay between flares observed at high and low radio
frequencies. It is also responsible for the observing frequency dependent
change in size and position of the apparent base of the jet, aka the core shift
effect, detected with very long baseline interferometry (VLBI). We measure the
time delays and the core shifts in 11 radio-loud AGN to estimate the speed of
their jets without relying on multi-epoch VLBI kinematics analysis. The 158
GHz total flux density time lags are obtained using Gaussian process
regression, the core shift values are measured using VLBI observations and
adopted from the literature. A strong correlation is found between the apparent
core shift and the observed time delay. Our estimate of the jet speed is higher
than the apparent speed of the fastest VLBI components by the median
coefficient of 1.4. The coefficient ranges for individual sources from 0.5 to
20. We derive Doppler factors, Lorentz factors and viewing angles of the jets,
as well as the corresponding de-projected distance from the jet base to the
core. The results support evidence for acceleration of the jets with bulk
motion Lorentz factor on de-projected scales
of 0.5500 parsecs.Comment: Accepted by MNRAS; 11 pages, 11 figures, 3 table
A ring accelerator? Unusual jet dynamics in the IceCube candidate PKS 1502+106
On 2019/07/30.86853 UT, IceCube detected a high-energy astrophysical neutrino
candidate. The Flat Spectrum Radio Quasar PKS 1502+106 is located within the 50
percent uncertainty region of the event. Our analysis of 15 GHz Very Long
Baseline Array (VLBA) and astrometric 8 GHz VLBA data, in a time span prior and
after the IceCube event, reveals evidence for a radio ring structure which
develops with time. Several arc-structures evolve perpendicular to the jet
ridge line. We find evidence for precession of a curved jet based on kinematic
modelling and a periodicity analysis. An outflowing broad line region (BLR)
based on the C IV line emission (Sloan Digital Sky Survey, SDSS) is found. We
attribute the atypical ring to an interaction of the precessing jet with the
outflowing material. We discuss our findings in the context of a spine-sheath
scenario where the ring reveals the sheath and its interaction with the
surroundings (narrow line region, NLR, clouds). We find that the radio emission
is correlated with the -ray emission, with radio lagging the
-rays. Based on the -ray variability timescale, we constrain
the -ray emission zone to the BLR (30-200 ) and within the
jet launching region. We discuss that the outflowing BLR provides the external
radiation field for -ray production via external Compton scattering.
The neutrino is most likely produced by proton-proton interaction in the blazar
zone (beyond the BLR), enabled by episodic encounters of the jet with dense
clouds, i.e. some molecular cloud in the NLR.Comment: 35 pages, 33 figures, 3 tables; accepted by the MNRAS Main Journa
3C 84: Observational Evidence for Precession and a Possible Relation to TeV Emission
3C 84 (NGC 1275, Perseus A) is a bright radio source at the center of an ongoing merger, where HST observations show two colliding spiral galaxies. 3C 84 holds promise to improve our understanding about how of the activity of active galactic nuclei, the formation of supermassive binary black holes, feedback processes, and galaxy collisions are interrelated. 3C,84 is one of only six radio galaxies, which reveal TeV emission. The origin of this TeV emission is still a matter of debate. Our present study is based on high resolution radio interferometric observations (15 GHz) of the pc-scale jet in this complex radio galaxy. We have re-modeled and re-analyzed 42 VLBA observations of 3C 84, performed between 1999.99 and 2017.65. In order to enable a proper alignment of the VLBA observations, we developed a method of a differential alignment whereby we select one reference point and minimize the deviations from this reference point in the remaining epochs. As a result, we find strong indication for a precession of the 3C 84 jet-not only for its central regions, but also for the outer lobe at 10 mas distance. These findings are further supported by our kinematic precession modeling of the radio flux-density monitoring data provided by the University of Michigan Radio Observatory and the Owens Valley Radio Observatory, which yields a precession time scale of about 40 yr. This time scale is further supported by literature maps obtained about 40 yr ago (1973 and 1974.1) which reveal a similar central radio structure. We suggest that the TeV flare detected by MAGIC may correlate with the precession of 3C 84, as we disentangle a projected reversal point of the precessing motion that correlates with the flaring time. This may physically be explained by a precessing jet sweeping over a new region of so far undisturbed X-ray gas which would then lead to shock-produced TeV-emission. In addition, we perform a correlation analysis between the radio data and GeV data obtained by the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and find that the gamma-ray data are lagging the radio data by 300-400 days. A possible explanation could be that the radio and the GeV data stem from different emission regions. We discuss our findings and propose that the detected jet precession can also account for the observed cavities in the X-ray emission on kpc-scales
Methods of computational modeling of coronary heart vessels for its digital twin
In this work, methods of numerical modelling of the coronary vessels system of the human heart have been studied. This investigation includes transient flow of the liquid – blood and dynamics of zones of shear stress at vessels. The main goal of the research is obtaining of hemodynamic and shear stress for creating the digital twin of coronary heart vessels. The results were obtained for low Reynolds numbers about 20 of three-dimensional laminar flow. With this Reynolds number the turbulent flow of the blood is modelled by Realizable k-ε model, and SST models to the narrowing, expansions, and blocks inside the vessels. Loads caused by the additional energy consumption because of the turbulent flow of the blood (increase in arterial blood pressure) have been analyzed. A two-dimensional model of a separated vessel with fixed blood back-flow prevention is developed. Presence of a turbulent flow core is discovered. By the means of stress-strain properties of the model, visual representation of the wearing process of the blood back-flow preventer, and heart diseases progression is obtained