Parallel electric fields in extragalactic jets - Double layers and anomalous resistivity in symbiotic relationships

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view Abstract Citations (35) References (82) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Parallel Electric Fields in Extragalactic Jets: Double Layers and Anomalous Resistivity in Symbiotic Relationships Borovsky, J. E. Abstract After examining the properties of Coulomb-collision resistivity, anomalous (collective) resistivity, and double layers, a hybrid anomalous-resistivity/double-layer model is introduced. In this model, beam-driven waves on both sides of a double layer provide electrostatic plasma-wave turbulence that greatly reduces the mobility of charged particles. These regions then act to hold open a density cavity within which the double layer resides. In the double layer, electrical energy is dissipated with 100 percent efficiency into high-energy particles, creating conditions optimal for the collective emission of polarized radio waves. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: July 1986 DOI: 10.1086/164356 Bibcode: 1986ApJ...306..451B Keywords: Cosmic Plasma; Electric Fields; Electrical Resistivity; Plasma Jets; Plasma Layers; Distribution Functions; Electron Beams; Ion Beams; Particle Acceleration; Plasma Turbulence; Plasma Waves; Astrophysics; GALAXIES: JETS; HYDROMAGNETICS; PARTICLE ACCELERATION; PLASMAS; TURBULENCE full text sources ADS | data products SIMBAD (3) NED (3)