Kinematical diagrams for conical relativistic jets
JOURNAL OF ASTROPHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Authors: Gopal-Krishna; Sircar, Pronoy; Dhurde, Samir
Abstract
We present diagrams depicting the expected inter-dependences of two key kinematical parameters of radio knots in the parsec-scale jets of blazars, deduced from VLBI observations. The two parameters are the apparent speed (v(app) = c beta(app)) and the effective Doppler boosting factor (delta(eff)) of the relativistically moving radio knot. A novel aspect or these analytical computations of beta-delta diagrams is that they are made for parsecscalejets having a conical shape, with modest opening angles (omega up to 10 degrees), in accord with the VLBI observations of the nuclei of the nearest radio galaxies. Another motivating factor is the recent finding, that consideration of a conical geometry can have important implications to r the interpretation of a variety of radio observations of blazar jets. In addition to Uniform jet flows (i.e., those having a Uniform bulk Lorentz factor, Gamma), Computational results are also presented for stratified jets where all Liltra-relativiSLiC central spine along thejeL axis is Surrounded by a slower moving sheath, possibly arising from a velocity shear.
An engineering ansatz for rescuing "waste-bin" field emission results
2015 28TH INTERNATIONAL VACUUM NANOELECTRONICS CONFERENCE (IVNC)
Authors: Forbes, Richard G.
Abstract
This conference poster presents an engineering ansatz that may be useful in situations where an orthodoxy test on the related Fowler-Nordheim plot has suggested that an extracted apparent field enhancement factor (FEF) beta(app) is spuriously large. The ansatz, called phenomenological adjustment, converts beta(app) to a smaller " ansatz-corrected" value beta(azc) that can be presumed to be closer to the true macroscopic FEF (gamma(C)) value.