On the Internal Structure of Relativistic Jets

Abstract

A magnetohydrodynamic model is constructed for a cylindrical jet immersed in an external uniform magnetic field. It is shown that, as in the force-free case, the total electric current within the jet can be zero. The particle energetics and the magnetic field structure are determined in a self-consistent way; all jet parameters depend on the physical conditions in the external medium. In particular, we show that a region with subsonic flow can exist in the central jet regions. In actual relativistic jets, most of the energy is transferred by the electromagnetic field only when the magnetization parameter is sufficiently large, $\sigma >10^6$. We also show that, in general, the well-known solution with a central core, $B_z=B_0/(1+{\varpi }^2/{\varpi }_c^2)$, can not be realized in the presence of an external medium.

19 pages, 2 figures

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