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Nov 1988

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 334, Nov. 1, 1988, p. L5-L8. Research supported by the Royal Soci

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Extraterrestrial Radiation, Radiation Absorption, Radiation Transport, Synchrotron Radiation, X Ray Sources, Compton Effect, Electron Energy, Pair Production, Radiation Distribution, Relativistic Effects

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The steady energy distribution of particles emitting and absorbing synchrotron radiation in compact sources is discussed, under the assumption of constant injection of energetic particles. It is shown that synchrotron reabsorption is an important source of heating for low-energy electrons. Since they efficiently exchange energy with the self-absorbed radiation field, their steady distribution is quasi-thermal, up to the Lorentz factor γt, related to the synchrotron self-absorption frequency. The usual distribution, found by balancing injection and cooling rates, is appropriate above γt.

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