Understanding the light curves of the HST-1 knot in M87 with internal relativistic shock waves along its jet
arXiv:1506.00006 · doi:10.1093/mnras/stw1624
Abstract
Knots or blobs observed in astrophysical jets are commonly interpreted as shock waves moving along them. Long time observations of the HST-1 knot inside the jet of the galaxy M87 have produced detailed multi-wavelength light curves. In this article, we model these light curves using the semi-analytical approach developed by Mendoza et al. (2009). This model was developed to account for the light curves of working surfaces moving along relativistic jets. These working surfaces are generated by periodic oscillations of the injected flow velocity and mass ejection rates at the base of the jet. Using genetic algorithms to fit the parameters of the model, we are able to explain the outbursts observed in the light curves of the HST-1 knot with an accuracy greater than a 2 sigma statistical confidence level.
6 pages, 4 figures
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