Polarized radiative transfer in an inhomogeneous source

Details Polarized radiative transfer in an inhomogeneous source Polarized radiative transfer in an inhomogeneous source

Nov 1988

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Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 206, no. 1, Nov. 1988, p. 147-152. Research supported by the Naturvetenskaplig

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Astrophysics, Nonuniform Plasmas, Plasma Radiation, Polarized Light, Radiative Transfer, Synchrotron Radiation, Extragalactic Radio Sources, Plasma Diagnostics, Plasma-Electromagnetic Interaction, Wentzel-Kramer-Brillouin Method

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The radiative transfer of polarized light in an inhomogeneous plasma is considered. It is argued that the solution to the transfer equation in a homogeneous plasma can be written in a more transparent form using the parameters specifying the characteristic waves instead of the absorption and birefringence coefficients. An analytical solution to the general transfer equation together with some numerical results are used to discuss transfer of polarized radiation for moderately large coupling. An explicit solution is derived which determines when the properties of the transition region are important for the emergent polarization.

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