Spectral and temporal signatures of ultrarelativistic protons in compact sources I. Effects of Bethe-Heitler pair production

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 433, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 765-776

  Mastichiadis, A ^a   Protheroe, R J ^b   Kirk, J G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Galaxies: active; Radiation mechanisms: non thermal; Radiative transfer

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONS; FEEDBACK; GALAXIES; KINETIC THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RADIATION;

GALAXIES: ACTIVE; RADIATION MECHANISM: NON-THERMAL; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; TEMPORAL SIGNATURES;

PROTONS;

EID: 17144388540     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20042161     Document Type: Article

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