Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Scientific paper
2009-02-13
Astrophys.J.713:764-779,2010
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
75 pages, 29 figures, submitted to ApJ
Scientific paper
10.1088/0004-637X/713/2/764
Jitter radiation is produced by relativistic electrons moving in turbulent small-scale magnetic fields such as those produced by streaming Weibel-type instabilities at collisionless shocks in weakly magnetized media. Here we present a comprehensive study of the dependence of the jitter radiation spectra on the properties of, in general, anisotropic magnetic turbulence. We have obtained that the radiation spectra do reflect, to some extent, properties of the magnetic field spatial distribution, yet the radiation field is anisotropic and sensitive to the viewing direction with respect to the field anisotropy direction. We explore the parameter space of the magnetic field distribution and its effect on the radiation spectrum. Some important results include: the presence of the harder-than-synchrotron segment below the peak frequency at some viewing angles, the presence of the high-frequency power-law tail even for a monoenergetic distribution of electrons, the dependence of the peak frequency on the field correlation length rather than the field strength, the strong correlation of the spectral parameters with the viewing angle. In general, we have found that even relatively minor changes in the magnetic field properties can produce very significant effects upon the jitter radiation spectra. We consider these results to be important for accurate interpretation of prompt gamma-ray burst spectra and possibly other sources.
Medvedev Mikhail V.
Pothapragada Sriharsha
Reynolds Sarah
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