Open AccessInfluence of the ionized medium on synchrotron emission of intermediate energy electrons
Author(s) -
Ramaty Reuven
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
journal of geophysical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.67
H-Index - 298
eISSN - 2156-2202
pISSN - 0148-0227
DOI - 10.1029/ja073i011p03573
Subject(s) - electron , physics , atomic physics , ionization , plasma , cyclotron , synchrotron , spectral line , synchrotron radiation , emission spectrum , ion , computational physics , nuclear physics , astronomy , quantum mechanics
The suppression of synchrotron emission at low frequencies, owing to the influence of the ionized medium, is investigated. Explicit expressions and detailed numerical values of the emission spectra are presented for various electron energies and plasma and cyclotron frequencies. Unlike previous studies of this suppression effect, which were applicable only to ultrarelativistic electrons, the present treatment is valid for electrons of arbitrary energies and in particular for intermediate energy electrons such as those presumably accelerated in solar flares.
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