DocumentCode
3500376
Title
Inverse compton scattering of power-low photon spectrum for astrophysical application
Author
Mykhailova, M.S. ; Kontorovich, V.M.
Author_Institution
Radioastron. Inst., NAS of Ukraine, Kharkov, Ukraine
fYear
2010
fDate
21-26 June 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
1
Abstract
summary form only given. Inverse Compton scattering is the interaction process between photons and ultrarelativistic electrons as a result of this process, the frequency of scattered photons violently increases. This mechanism plays important part in origin of X-ray and gamma-ray emission in astrophysical objects, such as jets of quasars and active galaxies, supernova remnants, pulsars. Generally, in this objects the frequency and energy distributions have a low-power nature due to the acceleration processes of cosmic rays. Usually, the consideration of inverse Compton effect is constrained by assumption that the scattering emission is isotropic [1]. For example, such situation takes place at the scattering on the cosmic microwave background. In present work we analyze the inverse Compton scattering of anisotropic low-power radio emission of quasar on relativistic jet´s electrons by the example of the nearest quasar 3C 273. The flux density of quasar emission is F(ω)∞ω-α . The relativistic electrons in the nearest to the quasar knot (the region of increased surface brightness in which acceleration processes occur) of kiloparsec jet have low-power energy spectrum f(Γ)∞Γ-γ, it follows from data of his optical and radio synchrotron emission. In present task the angle of the jet with line of sight, it is also the angle between initial and scattered photon impulses, is known θ ≈ 30° [2].
Keywords
Compton effect; X-ray sources (astronomical); cosmic background radiation; gamma-ray sources (astronomical); photon-electron interactions; quasars; 3C 273; X-ray emission; active galaxies; cosmic microwave background; cosmic rays acceleration processes; gamma-ray emission; inverse Compton scattering; kinetic equation; photons-electrons interaction; power-low photon spectrum; pulsars; quasars jets; supernova remnants; Photonics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Physics and Engineering of Microwaves, Millimeter and Submillimeter Waves (MSMW), 2010 International Kharkov Symposium on
Conference_Location
Kharkiv
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-7900-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MSMW.2010.5546069
Filename
5546069
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