Year: 2008
Type: article
Abstract: Aims. In powerful cosmic nonthermal radiation sources with dominant magnetic-field self generation, the plasma physical processes generating these magnetic fields by relativistic plasma instabilities are closely related to the processes energising ultra-high energy radiating electrons in these sources. Then the magnetic field strength becomes time-dependent and adjusts itself to the actual kinetic energy density of the radiating electrons. As a consequence, the synchrotron radiation cooling of individual relativistic electrons exhibits a nonlinear behaviour because of the dependence of the magnetic energy density on the actual time-varying kinetic energy density.
Source: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Authors: R. Schlickeiser, I. Lerche
Institution: Ruhr University Bochum
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2133969588