Ghisellini Radiative Processes in High Energy Astrophysics

Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-3-319-00612-3
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 147 Seiten

Reihe: Physics and Astronomy

This book grew out of the author’s notes from his course on Radiative Processes in High Energy Astrophysics. The course provides fundamental definitions of radiative processes and serves as a brief introduction to Bremsstrahlung and black body emission, relativistic beaming, synchrotron emission and absorption, Compton scattering, synchrotron self-compton emission, pair creation and emission. The final chapter discusses the observed features of Active Galactic Nuclei and their interpretation based on the radiative processes presented in the book. Written in an informal style, this book will guide students through their first encounter with high-energy astrophysics.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ghisellini, Gabriele

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Some Fundamental definitions.- Bremsstrahlung and Black Body.- Beaming.- Synchrotron Emission and Absorption.- Compton Scattering.- Synchrotron Self–Compton.- Pairs.- Active Galactic Nuclei.- References.

Über Autor(innen)

Gabriele Ghisellini is director of research at the Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera and a well-known expert on Active Galactic Nuclei.