Vacuum polarization effects on radiative opacities in a strong magnetic field

Physics – Optics

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Magneto-Optics, Optical Polarization, Plasma-Electromagnetic Interaction, Polarization Characteristics, Radiative Transfer, Vacuum Effects, Absorption Cross Sections, Cold Plasmas, Fine Structure, Frequency Response, High Frequencies, Opacity, Optical Resonance, Plasma Density, Plasma Frequencies, Pulsars, Refractivity, Wave Propagation

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Vacuum polarization effects on radiative opacities in a strong magnetic field are considered. It is shown that the polarization properties and transport of X-ray radiation can be severely altered by the magnetic vacuum effects. The effect becomes important at relatively high frequencies. For typical pulsar magnetic fields and X-ray frequencies, this occurs even for relatively high plasma densities. The Thomson, bremsstrahlung, and cyclotron opacities are thus significantly altered from their usual cold-plasma values. The largest departures are found in the vicinity of the electron gyrofrequency, where the vacuum induces a strongly anisotropic resonant behavior on the ordinary mode.

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