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Self-modulation of Fast Radio Bursts
Emanuele Sobacchi, Yuri Lyubarsky, Andrei M. Beloborodov +1
Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) are extreme astrophysical phenomena entering the realm of non-linear optics, a field developed in laser physics. A classical non-linear effect is self-modu…
Shock-powered radio precursors of neutron star mergers from accelerating relativistic binary winds
Navin Sridhar, Jonathan Zrake, Brian D. Metzger +2
During the final stages of a compact object merger, if at least one of the binary components is a magnetized neutron star (NS), then its orbital motion substantially expands the NS…
Reconnection-driven particle acceleration in relativistic shear flows
Lorenzo Sironi, Michael E. Rowan, Ramesh Narayan
Particle energization in shear flows is invoked to explain non-thermal emission from the boundaries of relativistic astrophysical jets. Yet, the physics of particle injection, i.e.…
Major Scientific Challenges and Opportunities in Understanding Magnetic Reconnection and Related Explosive Phenomena in Solar and Heliospheric Plasmas
H. Ji, J. Karpen, A. Alt +105
Magnetic reconnection underlies many explosive phenomena in the heliosphere and in laboratory plasmas. The new research capabilities in theory/simulations, observations, and labora…
Probing shock acceleration in BL Lac jets through X-ray polarimetry: the time-dependent view
F. Tavecchio, M. Landoni, L. Sironi +1
Polarimetric measurements, especially if extended at high energy, are expected to provide important insights into the mechanisms underlying the acceleration of relativistic particl…
A First-Principle Model for Polarization Swings during Reconnection-Powered Flares
David N. Hosking, Lorenzo Sironi
We show that magnetic reconnection in a magnetically-dominated fast-cooling plasma can naturally produce bright flares accompanied by rotations in the synchrotron polarization vect…