Name of the Speaker(s): MANOLAKOU KONSTANTINA
Institution: ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY of THESSALONIKI DEPARTMENT of PHYSICS
SECTION of ASTROPHYSICS, ASTRONOMY and MECHANICS
Title of the communication:
PARTICLE ACCELERATION IN A STRONGLY TURBULENT PLASMA
Preliminary abstract:
We present a model for stochastic electron acceleration inside the body of a strongly turbulent jet. We use spatiotemporal intermittency in the acceleration procces and the electrons are subject to synchrotron losses. Assuming that non-linear structures with a spectrum of sizes, will interact with the electrons injected from the compact object, we estimate numerically the evolution of an electron energy distribution function and the spectral index of the synchrotron emission. We also assume canonical values for the structure of the jet (ex. ambient magnetic field, velocity of the flow of the jet, dimensions of the jet, etc).