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Pulsars and central engines of long gamma ray burst -- collapsars -- may produce highly magnetized (Poynting flux dominated) outflows expanding in a dense surrounding (interstellar medium or stellar material). For certain injection…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-14 Maxim Lyutikov

We consider the general problem of a Parker-type non-relativistic isothermal wind from a rotating and magnetic star. Using the magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) code athena++, we construct an array of simulations in the stellar rotation rate…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-01 Matthias J. Raives , Matthew S. B. Coleman , Todd A. Thompson

X-ray polarization from the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) provides an important new probe of the geometry of the pulsar emission zone and of particle acceleration in the surrounding pulsar wind nebula (PWN). However, with IXPE's…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-08-09 Josephine Wong , Roger W. Romani , Jack T. Dinsmore

A kinetic equation for Compton scattering is given that differs from the Kompaneets equation in several significant ways. By using an inverse differential operator this equation allows treatment of problems for which the radiation field…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 George B. Rybicki

The energy spectra of pulses of GRBs are modeled for synchrotron and multiple self-inverse Compton scatterings from a population of thermal and non-thermal $e^-$s. The contribution from pairs that result from annihilation is also taken into…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 H. Papathanassiou

Reduced density matrix functional theory (RDMFT) and coupled cluster theory restricted to paired double excitations (pCCD) are emerging as efficient methodologies for accounting for the so-called non-dynamic electronic correlation effects.…

In this paper we present the results of time-dependent simulations of dipolar axisymmetric magnetospheres of neutron stars carried out both within the framework of relativistic magnetohydrodynamics and within the framework of resistive…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 S. S. Komissarov

This is Part II of the paper series on data-compatible T-matrix completion (DCTMC), which is a method for solving nonlinear inverse problems. Part I of the series contains theory and here we present simulations for inverse scattering of…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2016-11-02 Howard W. Levinson , Vadim A. Markel

I. There is growing evidence that pulsars' high energy emission is generated via Inverse Compton mechanism. II. The particles producing Crab flares, and possibly most of the Crab Nebula's high energy emission, are accelerated via…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-16 Maxim Lyutikov

Qiao and his collaborators recently proposed an inverse Compton Scattering (ICS) model to explain radio emission of pulsars. In this paper, we investigate the polarization properties of pulsar emission in the model. First of all, using the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 R. X. Xu , J. F. Liu , J. L. Han , G. J. Qiao

We present a new, more nuanced understanding of non-linear effects in inverse Compton sources. Contrary to what has been heretofore understood, deleterious non-linear effects can arise even at low laser intensities, a regime previously…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2020-06-24 Balša Terzić , Geoffrey Krafft

The Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI) is a balloon-borne gamma-ray (0.2-5 MeV) telescope designed to study astrophysical sources. COSI employs a compact Compton telescope design utilizing 12 high-purity germanium double-sided strip…

(abridged) Models of many astrophysical gamma-ray sources assume they contain a homogeneous distribution of electrons that are injected as a power-law in energy and evolve by interacting with radiation fields, magnetic fields and particles…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 K. Manolakou , D. Horns , J. G. Kirk

The Main Aim of this paper is to explain the emergence of new components of pulsars at higher radio bands by implementing the Inverse Compton Scattering Mechanism. From pulsar radio observation, it is seen that a couple of pulsars reveal…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-01-19 Tridib Roy , Mayuresh Surnis , Mageshwaran Tamilan , Monalisa Halder , Siddhartha Biswas

Narrowband x- and gamma-ray sources based on the inverse Compton scattering of laser pulses suffer from a limitation of the allowed laser intensity due to the onset of nonlinear effects that increase their bandwidth. It has been suggested…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2015-06-23 D. Seipt , S. G. Rykovanov , A. Surzhykov , S. Fritzsche

LOFAR observations of diffuse interstellar polarization at meter wavelengths reveal intricate polarized intensity structures with an unexpected correlation with neutral HI filaments that could not be reproduced in simulations with low cold…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-04-15 Jack Berat , Marc-Antoine Miville-Deschênes , Andrea Bracco , Patrick Hennebelle , Jeremy Scholtys

Using the method proposed in a previous paper, we calculate pulsar braking indices in the models with torque contributions from both inner and outer accelerating regions, assuming that the interaction between them is negligible. We suggest…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 F. Wu , R. X. Xu , Janusz Gil

Based on magnetohydrodynamic turbulence simulations, we generate synthetic synchrotron observations to explore the scaling slope of the underlying MHD turbulence. We propose the new $Q$-$U$ cross intensity $X$ and cross-correlation…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-07-05 Zhang Xue-Wen , Zhang Jian-Fu , Wang Ru-Yue , Xiang Fu-Yuan

Some fast-moving pulsars, like the Guitar and the Lighthouse, exhibit asymmetric non-thermal emission features that extend well beyond their ram pressure confined pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe). Using 3D relativistic simulations we explain…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-03-06 Maxim V. Barkov , Maxim Lyutikov , Noel Klingler , Pol Bordas

We study the magneto-hydrodynamic tearing instability occurring in a double current sheet configuration when a guide field is present. This is investigated by means of resistive relativistic magneto-hydrodynamic (RRMHD) simulations.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-10-28 Makoto Takamoto , J. Pétri , H. Baty