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Coherent Emission in AGN: A Critique

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2013

D. B. Melrose
D. B. Melrose*
Affiliation:
Research Centre for Theoretical Astrophysics, School of Physics, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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Abstract

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The inverse Compton (IC) limit, TB1012 K, on synchrotron sources places a severe limit on models for intraday variables. The conventional limit is relaxed for proton synchrotron emission, or when acceleration balances IC losses. Coherent emission avoids the limit entirely but introduces other difficulties that have been inadequately discussed.

Keywords

pulsarsradio emissionbrightness temperatureinverse Compton limit
Type
Research Article
Information
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 19 , Issue 1 , 2002 , pp. 34 - 38
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 2002

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