Radiative Processes in High Energy Astrophysics

Abstract

Contents: Some Fundamental definitions; Bremsstrahlung and black body; Beaming; Synchrotron emission and absorption; Compton scattering; Synchrotron Self-Compton; Pairs; Active Galactic Nuclei.

157 pages, 64 figures. Lecture notes for a university course

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• The Physics of Gamma-Ray Bursts and Relativistic Jets
• Quasi-periodicities at year-like timescales in Blazars
• Cosmic ray transport and radiative processes in nuclei of starburst galaxies
• The Birth of a Relativistic Jet Following the Disruption of a Star by a Cosmological Black Hole
• Constraining particle acceleration in Sgr A* with simultaneous GRAVITY, Spitzer, NuSTAR and Chandra observations
• Light curves and spectra from off-axis gamma-ray bursts
• The diffuse $\gamma$-ray background is dominated by star-forming galaxies
• Spherical symmetry in the kilonova AT2017gfo/GW170817
• Coherent curvature radiation and Fast Radio Bursts
• Multi-wavelength view of the close-by GRB 190829A sheds light on gamma-ray burst physics
• Synchrotron heating by a fast radio burst in a self-absorbed synchrotron nebula and its observational signature
• High latitude emission from structured jet of Gamma-Ray Bursts observed off-axis
• TeV neutrinos and hard X-rays from relativistic reconnection in the corona of NGC 1068
• Axion-like Particles Implications for High-Energy Astrophysics
• Relations between phenomenological and physical parameters in the hot coronae of AGNs computed with the MoCA code
• How bright are fast optical bursts associated with fast radio bursts?
• Steep Cosmic Ray Spectra with Revised Diffusive Shock Acceleration
• Cosmic Rays, Gamma-Rays, and Neutrinos in the Starburst Nuclei of Arp 220
• NuSTAR perspective on high-redshift MeV blazars
• Strong evidence of Anomalous Microwave Emission from the flux density spectrum of M31
• Gamma-ray Cosmology and Tests of Fundamental Physics
• Multicolor Optical Monitoring of the Blazar S5 0716+714 from 2017 to 2019
• Pinpointing the jet apex of 3C 84
• Exploring the physics behind the non-thermal emission from star-forming galaxies detected in gamma rays
• X-ray Spectroscopy of the gamma-ray Brightest Nova V906 Car (ASASSN-18fv)
• Radiative Properties of Magnetically-Arrested Disks
• Giant cosmic ray halos around M31 and the Milky Way
• Radio$-\gamma -$ray response in blazars as a signature of adiabatic blob expansion
• Spectral analysis of a parsec-scale jet in M87: Observational constraint on the magnetic field strengths in the jet
• Persistent Radio Emission from Synchrotron Heating by a Repeating Fast Radio Burst Source in a Nebula
• The multi-wavelength view of shocks in the fastest nova V1674 Her
• High Energy Gamma-Ray Emission From PKS 1441+25
• Jet-cloud/star interaction as an interpretation of neutrino outburst from the blazar TXS 0506+056
• Electromagnetic Counterparts of Compact Binary Mergers
• Measuring the Hubble constant with kilonovae using the Expanding Photosphere Method
• Observable Emission Features of Black Hole GRMHD Jets on Event Horizon Scales
• A broadband view on microquasar MAXI J1820+070 during the 2018 outburst
• Combining timing characteristics with physical broadband spectral modelling of black hole X-ray binary GX~339$-$4
• Constraining the long-lived supramassive neutron stars by magnetar boosted kilonovae
• Breaking the Radio - Gamma-Ray Connection in Arp 220
• Particle acceleration and multi-messenger radiation from Ultra-Luminous X-ray Sources: A new class of Galactic PeVatrons
• Swift J1644+57: an Ideal Test Bed of Radiation Mechanisms in a Relativistic Super-Eddington Jet
• Investigation of the Gamma-ray Spectrum of CTA 102 During the Exceptional Flaring State in 2016-2017
• Magnetic Field Strengths of the Synchrotron Self-Absorption Region in the Jet of CTA 102 During Radio Flares
• A Study of Radio Polarization in Protostellar Jets
• Particle Acceleration in Mildly Relativistic Outflows of Fast Energetic Transient Sources
• A numerical study of long-term multi-wavelength blazar variability
• Radio absorption in high-mass gamma-ray binaries
• Hadronic versus leptonic origin of gamma-ray emission from supernova remnants
• Proof of CMB-driven X-ray brightening of high-z radio galaxies
• Cosmic Radio Background from Primordial Black Holes at Cosmic Dawn
• Magnetically arrested disk flux eruption events to describe SgrA* flares
• Interactions between the jet and disk wind in a nearby radio intermediate quasar III Zw 2
• A Novel Model for the MeV Emission Line in GRB 221009A
• Constraining the contribution of Seyfert galaxies to the diffuse neutrino flux in light of point source observations
• Faint $\gamma$-ray sources at low-redshift: the radio galaxy IC 1531
• Polarization of photons scattered by electrons in any spectral distribution
• Disentangling the AGN and Star-Formation Contributions to the Radio-X-ray Emission of Radio-Loud Quasars at 1<z<2
• Radio observations of four active galactic nuclei hosting intermediate-mass black hole candidates: studying the outflow activity and evolution
• Evolution and feedback of AGN Jets of different Cosmic-ray Composition
• Balancing Turbulent Heating with Radiative Cooling in Blazars
• Comprehensive view on a $z\sim 6.5$ radio-loud QSO: from the radio to the optical/NIR to the X-ray band
• Effect of quantized conductivity on the anomalous photon emission radiated from atomic-size point contacts
• Multi-messenger emission from magnetic reconnection in blazar jets: the case of TXS 0506+056
• Bremsstrahlung radiation from the interaction of short laser pulses with dielectrics
• Monte Carlo Simulations of the Photospheric Process
• The X-ray emission of the Seyfert 2 galaxy MCG-01-24-12
• Persistent X-ray emission from ASASSN-15lh: massive ejecta and pre-SLSN dense wind?
• A new method of reconstructing Galactic three-dimensional structures using ultralong-wavelength radio observations
• Cosmic ray acceleration and non-thermal emission from fast luminous optical transient sources
• Selecting a complete sample of blazars in sub-millimetre catalogues
• The diffuse extragalactic gamma-ray background radiation: star-forming galaxies are not the dominant component
• Ultra High Energy Neutrino Event KM3-230213A as a Signal of Electroweak Vacuum Turbulence in Merging Black Hole Binaries
• Radio signals from early direct collapse black holes
• Formation of giant radio sources in galaxy clusters
• Minute-timescale variability in the X-ray emission of the highest redshift blazar
• Investigating the variability of Swift-BAT blazars with NICER
• Properties and Possible Physical Origins of $\gamma$-ray Emission in Extreme Synchrotron Blazars
• Non-thermal emission in the central starburst region of M82
• Constraining the synchrotron peak and estimating the VHE brightness of a sample of extreme high synchrotron peak blazars
• J2102+6015: an Intriguing Radio-loud Active Galactic Nucleus in the Early Universe
• Effects of radiative losses on the relativistic jets of high-mass microquasars