Active Galactic Nuclei, Radio Jets and Acceleration of UHECRs

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Preprint , Other literature type 01 May 2009Embargo end date: 01 Jan 2008 Italy English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements, volume 190, pages 79-84 (issn: 0920-5632,

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Authors: MASSAGLIA, Silvano;

doi: 10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2009.03.070 , 10.48550/arxiv.0812.4945

arXiv: 0812.4945

handle: 2318/100756

Active Galactic Nuclei, Radio Jets and Acceleration of UHECRs

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Abstract

We present the general properties of the Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) and discuss the origin and structure of jets that are associated to a fraction of these objects. We then we address the problems of particle acceleration at highly relativistic energies and set limits on the luminosity of AGN jets for being origin of UHECRs.

Proceedings of the Cosmic ray International Seminar CRIS 2008 - Origin, Mass Composition and Acceleration Mechanisms of UHECRs - Malfa (Italy), September 15-19, 2008

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Italy

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University of Turin
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Astrophysics (astro-ph), FOS: Physical sciences, Astrophysics

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