On the excitation of the FeK alpha line in AGNs by the impact of beams of highly relativistic electrons on the disk

Gómez de Castro, Ana InésAntonicci, A.2023-06-202023-06-2020060004-633710.1002/asna.200610678https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/50065The propagation of highly relativistic electron beams in dense matter induces a cascade of secondary particles that spreads in the environment redistributing efficiently the beam energy in the medium. Such a highly relativistic beams are expected to be produced in the magnetic reconnection events associated with the flaring activity of the magnetized accretion disks of the AGNs. This contribution presents a quantitative analysis of the possible role of these beams in the excitation of the Fe K alpha line.On the excitation of the FeK alpha line in AGNs by the impact of beams of highly relativistic electrons on the diskjournal articlemetadata only access52Active Galactic NucleiX-Ray-SpectrumMcg-6-30-15galaxies : magnetic fieldsplasmasradiation mechanism : non-thermalAstronomía (Matemáticas)21 Astronomía y Astrofísica