Preeti Kharb

A statistical study of the variable X-ray flux from individual knots within jets supports a model that identifies a secondary population of electrons as the source of the synchrotron emission in active galactic nuclei jets. The origin of X-rays from jets in active galactic nuclei (AGNs) has been a topic of intense research since the surprising discovery of a ~100 kpc long X-ray jet in the quasar PKS 0637-752, a calibrator for the detectors on board the Chandra X-ray Observatory1.

1.4. Theoretical Framework and Hypotheses Development To develop a theoretical foundation for this study, the following hypotheses were developed based on the theoretical background described in the aforementioned subsections. This research hypotheses’ development demonstrates the relationships between the various constructs used in this study.

This is an early access version, the complete PDF, HTML, and XML versions will be available soon. Open AccessReview by Preeti Kharb *,† and Sasikumar Silpa † National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, Tata Institute for Fundamental Research (NCRA-TIFR), Savitribai Phule Pune University, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411007, India * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. † These authors contributed equally to this work.