Monte Carlo simulation of electromagnetic cascades in black hole magnetosphere

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Volumn 409, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1183-1194

  Vincent, S ^a   LeBohec, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Black hole physics; Methods: numerical; Radiation mechanisms: non thermal

Indexed keywords

BLACK HOLES; ELECTRONS; GAMMA RAYS; GRAVITATION; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOSPHERE; NUMERICAL METHODS; PHOTONS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RELATIVITY; STARS;

BLACK HOLE PHYSICS; BLACK HOLES; ELECTROMAGNETIC CASCADES; HIGH-ENERGY ELECTRON; MAGNETIC FIELD STRENGTHS; MAGNETIC-FIELD; METHOD: NUMERICAL; MONTE CARLO'S SIMULATION; RADIATION MECHANISMS: NONTHERMAL; SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 78649741641     PISSN: 00358711     EISSN: 13652966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17377.x     Document Type: Article

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