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Article: Unified classical and quantum radiation mechanism for ultrarelativistic electrons in curved and inhomogeneous magnetic fields

TitleUnified classical and quantum radiation mechanism for ultrarelativistic electrons in curved and inhomogeneous magnetic fields
Authors
KeywordsMagnetic fields
Radiation mechanisms: general
Relativity
Issue Date2002
PublisherBlackwell Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/MNR
Citation
Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society, 2002, v. 335 n. 1, p. 99-113 How to Cite?
AbstractWe analyse the general radiation emission mechanism from a charged particle moving in a curved inhomogeneous magnetic field. The consideration of the gradient makes the vacuum magnetic field compatible with the Maxwell equations, and adds a non-trivial term to the transverse drift velocity, and, consequently, to the general radiation spectrum. To obtain the radiation spectrum in the classical domain a general expression for the spectral distribution and characteristic frequency of an electron in arbitrary motion is derived, by using Schwinger's method. The radiation patterns of the ultrarelativistic electron are represented in terms of the acceleration of the particle. The same results can be obtained by considering that the motion of the electron can be formally described as an evolution caused by magnetic and electric forces. By defining an effective electromagnetic field, which combines the magnetic field with the fictitious electric field associated to the curvature and drift motion, one can obtain all the physical characteristics of the radiation by replacing the constant magnetic field with the effective field. The power, angular distribution and spectral distribution of all three components (synchrotron, curvature and gradient) of the radiation are considered, in both the classical and the quantum domain, within the framework of this unified formalism. In the quantum domain the proposed approach allows the study of the effects of the inhomogeneities and curvature of the magnetic field on the radiative transition rates of electrons between low-lying Landau levels and the ground state.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/91801
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2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.621
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dc.contributor.authorHarko, Ten_HK
dc.contributor.authorCheng, KSen_HK
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dc.date.issued2002en_HK
dc.identifier.citationMonthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society, 2002, v. 335 n. 1, p. 99-113en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0035-8711en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/91801-
dc.description.abstractWe analyse the general radiation emission mechanism from a charged particle moving in a curved inhomogeneous magnetic field. The consideration of the gradient makes the vacuum magnetic field compatible with the Maxwell equations, and adds a non-trivial term to the transverse drift velocity, and, consequently, to the general radiation spectrum. To obtain the radiation spectrum in the classical domain a general expression for the spectral distribution and characteristic frequency of an electron in arbitrary motion is derived, by using Schwinger's method. The radiation patterns of the ultrarelativistic electron are represented in terms of the acceleration of the particle. The same results can be obtained by considering that the motion of the electron can be formally described as an evolution caused by magnetic and electric forces. By defining an effective electromagnetic field, which combines the magnetic field with the fictitious electric field associated to the curvature and drift motion, one can obtain all the physical characteristics of the radiation by replacing the constant magnetic field with the effective field. The power, angular distribution and spectral distribution of all three components (synchrotron, curvature and gradient) of the radiation are considered, in both the classical and the quantum domain, within the framework of this unified formalism. In the quantum domain the proposed approach allows the study of the effects of the inhomogeneities and curvature of the magnetic field on the radiative transition rates of electrons between low-lying Landau levels and the ground state.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/MNRen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Societyen_HK
dc.subjectMagnetic fieldsen_HK
dc.subjectRadiation mechanisms: generalen_HK
dc.subjectRelativityen_HK
dc.titleUnified classical and quantum radiation mechanism for ultrarelativistic electrons in curved and inhomogeneous magnetic fieldsen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailHarko, T: harko@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailCheng, KS: hrspksc@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05598.xen_HK
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dc.identifier.volume335en_HK
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dc.identifier.spage99en_HK
dc.identifier.epage113en_HK
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