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Sergey V. Bogovalov

Publications and source records attributed to Sergey V. Bogovalov.

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arXiv2019

Modelling the interaction between relativistic and non-relativistic winds in binary pulsar systems: strong magnetization of the pulsar wind

We present a numerical study of the properties of the flow produced by the collision of a magnetized anisotropic pulsar wind with the circumbinary environment. We focus on studying the impact of the high wind magnetization on the geometrical structure of the shocked flow. This work is an extension of our earlier studies that focused on a purely hydrodynamic interaction and weak wind magnetization. We consider the collision in the axisymmetric approximation, that is, the pulsar rotation axis is assumed to be oriented along the line between the pulsar and the optical star. The increase of the magnetization results in the expansion of the opening cone in which the shocked pulsar wind propagates. This effect is explained in the frameworks of the conventional theory of collimation of magnetized winds. This finding has a direct implication for scenarios that involve Doppler boosting as the primary mechanism behind the GeV flares detected with the Fermi/LAT from PSR B1259-63/LS2883. The maximum enhancement of the apparent emission is determined by the ratio of $4π$ to the solid in which the shocked pulsar wind propagates. Our simulations suggest that this enhancement factor is decreased by the impact of the magnetic field.

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arXiv2018

On the anomalously large extension of the Pulsar Wind Nebula HESS J1825-137

The very high energy (VHE) gamma-ray emission reported from a number of pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) is naturally explained by the inverse Compton scattering of multi-TeV electrons. However, the physical dimensions of some gamma-ray-emitting PWNe significantly exceed the scales anticipated by the standard hydrodynamical paradigm of PWN formation. The most "disturbing" case in this regard is HESS J1825-137, which extends to distances $r\approx70\rm\,pc$ from the central pulsar PSR J1826-1334. If the gamma-ray emission is indeed produced inside the PWN, but not by electrons that escaped the nebula and diffuse in the interstellar medium (ISM), the formation of such an anomalously extended plerion could be realized, in a diluted environment with the hydrogen number density $n_{ism}\le10^{-2}\rm\,cm^{-3}$. In this paper, we explore an alternative scenario assuming that the pulsar responsible for the formation of the nebula initially had a very short rotation period. In this case, the sizes of both the PWN and the surrounding supernova remnant depend on the initial pulsar period, the braking index, and the ISM density. To check the feasibility of this scenario, we study the parameter space that would reproduce the size of HESS J1825-137. We show that this demand can be achieved if the braking index is small, $n\leq2$ and the pulsar birth period is short, $P_{\rm b}\simeq1\rm\,ms$. This scenario can reproduce the wind termination position, which is expected at $R_{ts}\simeq0.03\rm\,pc$, only in a dense environment with $n_{ism}\geq\rm1\,cm^{-3}$. The requirement of the dense surrounding gas is supported by the presence of molecular clouds found in the source vicinity.

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arXiv2011

Rapid TeV variability in Blazars as result of Jet-Star Interaction

We propose a new model for the description of ultra-short flares from TeV blazars by compact magnetized condensations (blobs), produced when red giant stars cross the jet close to the central black hole. Our study includes a simple dynamical model for the evolution of the envelope lost by the star in the jet, and its high energy nonthermal emission through different leptonic and hadronic radiation mechanisms. We show that the fragmented envelope of the star can be accelerated to Lorentz factors up to 100 and radiate effectively the available energy in gamma-rays predominantly through proton synchrotron radiation or external inverse Compton scattering of electrons. The model can readily explain the minute-scale TeV flares on top of longer (typical time-scales of days) gamma-ray variability as observed from the blazar PKS 2155-304. In the framework of the proposed scenario, the key parameters of the source are robustly constrained. In the case of proton synchrotron origin of the emission a mass of the central black hole of $M_{\rm BH}\approx 10^8 M_{\odot}$, a total jet power of $L_{\rm j} \approx 2\times 10^{47} \, \rm erg\,s^{-1}$ and a Doppler factor, of the gamma-ray emitting blobs, of $δ\geq 40$ are required. Whilst for the external inverse Compton model, parameters of $M_{\rm BH}\approx 10^8 M_{\odot}$, $L_{\rm j} \approx 10^{46} \, \rm erg\,s^{-1}$ and the $δ\geq 150$ are required.

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arXiv2007

Dissipationless Disk Accretion

We consider disk accretion resulting purely from the loss of angular momentum due to the outflow of plasma from a magnetized disk. In this limiting case, the dissipation due to the viscosity and finite electrical conductivity of the plasma can be neglected. We have obtained self-consistent, self-similar solutions for dissipationless disk accretion. Such accretion may result in the formation of objects whose bolometric luminosities are lower than the flux of kinetic energy in the ejected material.

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