scholarly journals Meson Synchrotron Emission from Central Engines of Gamma-Ray Bursts with Strong Magnetic Fields

1999 ◽  
Vol 525 (2) ◽  
pp. L117-L120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akira Tokuhisa ◽  
Toshitaka Kajino
Author(s):  
Jonathan Granot ◽  
Tsvi Piran ◽  
Omer Bromberg ◽  
Judith L. Racusin ◽  
Frédéric Daigne

2015 ◽  
Vol 191 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 471-518 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Granot ◽  
Tsvi Piran ◽  
Omer Bromberg ◽  
Judith L. Racusin ◽  
Frédéric Daigne

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiho Kobayashi ◽  
Yong-Feng Huang ◽  
Zi-Gao Dai ◽  
Bing Zhang

1990 ◽  
Vol 115 ◽  
pp. 70-77
Author(s):  
P. Mészáros

AbstractThe effect of strong magnetic fields (B ≳ 1011Gauss) upon various atomic line emission mechanisms in the X-ray range is considered, in particular for H and H-like or He-like ions, and a discussion of the detectability and significance of possible measurements is given. The cyclotron mechanism, the one- and two-photon scattering and the bremsstrahlung effects in a strong B are reviewed, as well as the role they play in determining X-ray spectra. These considerations are applied to typical models of X-ray pulsars and Gamma-ray bursters, contrasting observations of magnetic related features to the present theoretical understanding of these objects.


2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 1761-1767 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.-I. NISHIKAWA ◽  
Y. MIZUNO ◽  
G. J. FISHMAN ◽  
P. HARDEE

Nonthermal radiation observed from astrophysical systems containing relativistic jets and shocks, e.g., active galactic nuclei (AGNs), gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), and galactic microquasar systems usually have power-law emission spectra. Recent PIC simulations using injected relativistic electron-ion (electron-positron) jets show that acceleration occurs within the downstream jet. Shock acceleration is an ubiquitous phenomenon in astrophysical plasmas. Plasma waves and their associated instabilities (e.g., the Buneman instability, other two-streaming instability, and the Weibel instability) created in the shocks are responsible for particle (electron, positron, and ion) acceleration. The simulation results show that the Weibel instability is responsible for generating and amplifying highly nonuniform, small-scale magnetic fields. These magnetic fields contribute to the electrons' transverse deflection behind the jet head. The "jitter" radiation from deflected electrons has different properties to synchrotron radiation which assumes a uniform magnetic field. This jitter radiation may be important to understanding the complex time evolution and/or spectral structure in gamma-ray bursts, relativistic jets, and supernova remnants.


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