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).