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view Abstract Citations (33) References (20) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Compton Scattering in Strong Magnetic Fields and the Paucity of X-Rays in Gamma-Ray Burst Spectra Dermer, Charles D. Abstract An analytic method is developed for treating Compton scattering of soft photons by relativistic electrons beamed along the direction of strong magnetic fields. As shown by Daugherty and Harding, the dominant process is the magnetic Compton scattering with the scattered electron both initially and finally in the ground-state Landau level. Interactions involving both resonant and nonresonant parts of the magnetic cross section lead to spectra deficient in X-rays, compared with nonmagnetic Compton-scattered spectra. This is proposed as the reason for the observed paucity of X-rays in gamma-ray burst spectra. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: December 1989 DOI: 10.1086/185595 Bibcode: 1989ApJ...347L..13D Keywords: Compton Effect; Computational Astrophysics; Gamma Ray Bursts; Stellar Magnetic Fields; X Ray Astronomy; Astronomical Models; Cyclotron Radiation; Electron Scattering; Gamma Ray Spectra; Neutron Stars; Relativistic Electron Beams; Space Radiation; GAMMA RAYS: BURSTS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; RADIATION MECHANISMS full text sources ADS |
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