Qualitative features of synchrotron radiation in an inhomogeneous magnetic field

Details Qualitative features of synchrotron radiation in an inhomogeneous magnetic field Qualitative features of synchrotron radiation in an inhomogeneous magnetic field

Nov 1975

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1975natur.258..309c&link_type=abstract

Nature, vol. 258, Nov. 27, 1975, p. 309, 310.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Crab Nebula, Energy Spectra, Nonuniform Magnetic Fields, Spectrum Analysis, Synchrotron Radiation, Astronomical Models, Compton Effect, Gamma Rays, Mathematical Models, Power Spectra

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The synchotron spectrum for radiation generated in a nonuniform magnetic field is analyzed. It is shown that in this case, the low-energy spectrum is flattened by a half-power law and the specific shape of the low-energy cutoff depends on the geometry of the magnetic inhomogeneities as well as their size dispersion. The analysis is applied to obtain a reasonable set of parameters that can reproduce the gross features of the integral spectrum of the Crab Nebula. The results indicate that an injection spectrum of electrons with a power-law index of 2.6 is acceptable for a reasonable fit to the nebula's spectrum.

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