Quiescent Magnetar Emission: Resonant Compton Upscattering

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dc.creatorBaring, Matthew G.
dc.date2003-11-10
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:11:09Z
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dc.descriptionA principal candidate for quiescent non-thermal gamma-ray emission from magnetars is resonant inverse Compton scattering in the strong fields of their magnetospheres. This paper outlines expectations for such emission, formed from non-thermal electrons accelerated in a pulsar-like polar cap potential upscattering thermal X-rays from the hot stellar surface. The resultant spectra are found to be strikingly flat, with fluxes and strong pulsation that could be detectable by GLAST.
dc.description4 pages, 1 figure, to appear in "Young Neutron Stars and Their Environments" (IAU Symposium 218, ASP Conference Proceedings), eds F. Camilo and B. M. Gaensler
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0311234
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0311234
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/6979
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleQuiescent Magnetar Emission: Resonant Compton Upscattering
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