A new code for radiation processes in high energy plasmas
Astrophysics
2008-02-20 v1
Abstract
Extreme objects such as X-ray binaries, AGN, or -ray bursters harbor high energy plasmas whose properties are not well understood yet. Not only are they responsible of the hard X- and -ray emission we observe but also they have a strong influence on the main dynamics and energetics of these objects themselves. Here we present a new kinetic code that solves the evolution equations for particles and photons around compact objects. It produces spectra that will be compared with observations from Simbol-X to constrain the radiation and acceleration processes in these objects.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0802.2661,
title = {A new code for radiation processes in high energy plasmas},
author = {R. Belmont and J. Malzac and A. Marcowith},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0802.2661},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
Poster at the international workshop 'Simbol-X: the hard X-ray universe in focus' held in Bologna, 14-16 May 2007. To appear in Memorie della SAIt, 2 pages, 1 figure