Physics – Plasma Physics
Scientific paper
Nov 1981
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981plap.rept...61t&link_type=abstract
In ESA Plasma Astrophys. p 61-75 (SEE N82-20030 10-88)
Physics
Plasma Physics
Cosmic Plasma, Field Emission, Plasma Acceleration, Plasma Physics, Relativistic Particles, Bremsstrahlung, Compton Effect, Plasma Turbulence, Synchrotron Radiation, Thomson Scattering
Scientific paper
Recent theory in plasma physics was reviewed, and the emission mechanism for relativistic particles in space was analyzed. The difference between the synchrotron emission mechanism and emission in random small-scale magnetic fields is clarified. It is emphasized that often in space, relativistic particles have a power-law energy distribution. Cosmic emission also has a power-law frequency dependence. For a synchrotron emission mechanism, there exists a universal relation between gamma and mu, i.e., mu = 1/2 (gamma - 1). Whether this relation is indeed universal is discussed. Results show under which circumstances the relation is not valid and what kind of relation should be used in the case of relativistic particle emission, e.g., in a small-scale random field or in strong turbulence.
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