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Accretion Discs in Blazars
E. J. D. Jolley, Z. Kuncic, G. V. Bicknell +1
The characteristic properties of blazars (rapid variability, strong polarization, high brightness) are widely attributed to a powerful relativistic jet oriented close to our line o…
Polarization of Compton X-rays from Jets in AGN
Aimee McNamara, Zdenka Kuncic, Kinwah Wu
We investigate the polarization of Compton scattered X-rays from relativistic jets in active galactic nuclei using Monte Carlo simulations. We consider three scenarios: scattering…
X-ray polarization from accreting white dwarfs and associated systems
Kinwah Wu, Aimee McNamara, Zdenka Kuncic
We present our results of Monte-Carlo simulations of polarized Compton X-rays from magnetic cataclysmic variables, with realistic density, temperature and velocity structures in th…
Enhanced MHD transport in astrophysical accretion flows: turbulence, winds and jets
Peter B. Dobbie, Zdenka Kuncic, Geoffrey V. Bicknell +1
Astrophysical accretion is arguably the most prevalent physical process in the Universe; it occurs during the birth and death of individual stars and plays a pivotal role in the ev…
X-ray Polarization in Relativistic Jets
Aimee L. McNamara, Zdenka Kuncic, Kinwah Wu
We investigate the polarization properties of Comptonized X-rays from relativistic jets in Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) using Monte Carlo simulations. We consider three scenarios c…
New Global 3D MHD Simulations of Black Hole Disk Accretion and Outflows
Peter B. Dobbie, Zdenka Kuncic, Geoffrey V. Bicknell +1
It is widely accepted that quasars and other active galactic nuclei (AGN) are powered by accretion of matter onto a central supermassive black hole. While numerical simulations hav…