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view Abstract Citations (97) References (28) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Maxwellian synchrotron sources. Jones, T. W. ; Hardee, P. E. Abstract The emission, absorption, polarization, and birefringent properties of a magnetized, relativistic, Maxwellian electron plasma are computed. The Maxwellian synchrotron source is notable for the near absence of Faraday rotation and polarization conversion. When opaque, the emission from a Maxwellian synchrotron source is Planckian, and hence unpolarized. The first-order self-Compton spectrum includes a high-frequency tail which extends well beyond the nominal cutoff frequency. The self-Compton spectral flux is simply related to the source Compton optical depth, and it is argued that only at gamma-ray energies would the second-order self-Compton emission be significant for realistic particle distributions and typical source parameters. To illustrate the basic properties of Maxwellian sources, a uniform, isothermal Maxwellian source model has been fitted to the radio and X-ray spectrum of 3C 273. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: February 1979 DOI: 10.1086/156843 Bibcode: 1979ApJ...228..268J Keywords: Astronomical Spectroscopy; Extraterrestrial Radiation; Maxwell-Boltzmann Density Function; Polarization Characteristics; Radio Sources (Astronomy); Synchrotron Radiation; X Ray Sources; Astronomical Models; Compton Effect; Electron Distribution; Electron Plasma; Relativistic Particles; Astrophysics; Radio Sources:Spectra; Radio Sources:Synchrotron Radiation; Radio Sources:X-Ray Spectra full text sources ADS |
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