Statistics
Scientific paper
Dec 1987
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987apj...323..565c&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 323, Dec. 15, 1987, p. 565-574.
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Compton Effect, Gamma Ray Spectra, Quantum Mechanics, Relativistic Electron Beams, Angular Distribution, Isotropism, Monte Carlo Method, Solar Maximum Mission
Scientific paper
Gamma-ray spectra produced by the inverse Compton upscattering of soft photons by relativistic electrons with a one-dimensional momentum distribution are studied using the Monte Carlo technique. Such electron distributions may be obtained in strong magnegic fields (B greater than 10 to the 10th G) when the synchrotron cooling time of transverse energy becomes much shorter than the isotropization time via Coulomb or Compton collisions. Gamma-ray spectra emerging from such Compton upscatterings may be relevant to cosmic gamma-ray bursts if they originate from strongly magnetized neutron stars. For high enough electron longitudinal temperatures, the output power is strongly beamed in the electron momentum direction, and the spectrum softens rapidly with increasing angle from the momentum direction. This has implications for gamma-ray burst spectral interpretations, detectability, and statistics.
Canfield E.
Howard Michael W.
Liang Edison P.
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