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Effective compton cross section in non-degenerate high-temperature media

2004/02/09 by F. Shekh-Momeni, J. Samimi
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2004.09.030

12 pages, 7 figures

arxiv created 2004/02/09 · openalex publication_date 2004/11/13 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

The effective compton cross section in a non-degenerate plasma(n≪\\frac(kT/c)2+2mkTh2\^3/2) is investigated in a wide range of temperatures. The results show a decreasing behavior with temperature especially for kT≫ mec2. The may be important in phenomena like accretion discs or ultra-relativistic blast waves in GRB models, where the emitted radiation has to pass through a medium containing high energy electrons.

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