# JET FORMATION IN GRBs: A SEMI-ANALYTIC MODEL OF MHD FLOW IN KERR GEOMETRY WITH REALISTIC PLASMA INJECTION

@article{Globus2014JETFI,
title={JET FORMATION IN GRBs: A SEMI-ANALYTIC MODEL OF MHD FLOW IN KERR GEOMETRY WITH REALISTIC PLASMA INJECTION},
author={No{\'e}mie Globus and Amir Levinson},
journal={The Astrophysical Journal},
year={2014},
volume={796},
pages={26}
}
• Published 1 August 2014
• Physics
• The Astrophysical Journal
We construct a semi-analytic model for magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flows in Kerr geometry that incorporates energy loading via neutrino annihilation on magnetic field lines threading the horizon. We compute the structure of the double-flow established in the magnetisphere for a wide range of energy injection rates and identify the different operation regimes. At low injection rates, the outflow is powered by the spinning black hole via the Blandford-Znajek mechanism, whereas at high injection…
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