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I E F C O D R I L A I N R D N X A E A E S I I C M L M V A A I A D R E L G E 4–1 Spiral Galaxies SDSS Galaxy classification via the Hubble “tuning fork diagram”: “early types”: elliptical galaxies; “late types”: spiral galaxies. I E F C O D R I L A I N R D N X A E A E S I I C M L M V A A I A D R E L G E 4–3 Spiral Galaxies 2 Spiral Galaxies Moderately metal-rich Old, metal-poor to super metal rich Halo Bulge Old, metal-poor stars Dark Halo Old-Young Disk up to >1000stars pc -3 0.1star pc -3 (after Prantzos, 2008; Pagel, 2009) I E F C O D R I L A I N R D N X A E A E S I I C M L M V A A I A D R E L G E 4–4 Spiral Galaxies 3 Spiral Galaxies Despite many problems, it is often possible to roughly classify stars into different populations: Population Typical stars Velocity Disp. Shape Abundance (km s 1 ) wrt. H Halo pop. II globular clusters 130 spherical 0.003 red giants Intermediate high-v stars 50 intermediate 0.01 pop. II Disk pop. 30 intermediate 0.02 Intermediate stars with 20 intermediate 0.03 pop. I strong lines Extreme blue 10 Flat 0.04 pop. I supergiants after Combes et al.

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I

EF

CO

DRI

L

AI

N

R

DN

XAEA

ESII

C

M LMV

A

AI

AD

R

E

LGE

4–1

Spi

ralG

alax

ies

SD

SS

Gal

axy

clas

sific

atio

nvi

ath

eH

ubbl

e“t

unin

gfo

rkdi

agra

m”:

“ear

lyty

pes”

:el

liptic

alga

laxi

es;“

late

type

s”:

spira

lgal

axie

s.

I

EF

CO

DRI

L

AI

N

R

DN

XAEA

ESII

C

M LMV

A

AI

AD

R

E

LGE

4–3

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ies

2

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ralG

alax

ies

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de

rate

ly

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tal−

ric

h

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, m

eta

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oo

r

to s

up

er

me

tal ri

ch

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lo

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lge

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, m

eta

l−p

oo

r st

ars

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rk H

alo

Old

−Y

ou

ng

Dis

k

up

to

>1000st

ars

pc

−3

0.1

sta

r p

c−

3

(afte

rP

rant

zos,

2008

;Pag

el,2

009)

I

EF

CO

DRI

L

AI

N

R

DN

XAEA

ESII

C

M LMV

A

AI

AD

R

E

LGE

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ralG

alax

ies

3

Spi

ralG

alax

ies

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pite

man

ypr

oble

ms,

itis

ofte

npo

ssib

leto

roug

hly

clas

sify

star

sin

todi

ffere

nt

popu

latio

ns:

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ulat

ion

Typi

cals

tars

Vel

ocity

Dis

p.S

hape

Abu

ndan

ce

(km

s−1)

wrt

.H

Hal

opo

p.II

glob

ular

clus

ters

130

sphe

rical

0.00

3

red

gian

ts

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rmed

iate

high

-vst

ars

50in

term

edia

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01

pop.

II

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kpo

p.30

inte

rmed

iate

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rmed

iate

star

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ith20

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rmed

iate

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ter

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bes

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.

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ical

light

:em

issi

onfr

om

Gal

axie

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dom

inat

edby

emis

sion

from

•st

ars

•em

issi

onne

bula

e

M90

(SD

SS

)

I

EF

CO

DRI

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AI

N

R

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XAEA

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C

M LMV

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AI

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R

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trib

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Sta

rligh

t2

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rligh

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R-b

and

isop

hote

sof

NG

C73

31,M

iddl

e:R

-ban

dim

age

&C

Oem

issi

on,R

ight

:Hα

(SG

Fig

.5.3

).

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reis

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ruct

ure

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laxy

imag

es:

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ge:

circ

ular

isop

hote

s=⇒

sphe

rical

dist

ribut

ion

Dis

k:is

opho

tes

ellip

tical

=⇒

proj

ectio

nef

fect

incl

inat

ion:

∼75

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EF

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DRI

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AI

N

R

DN

XAEA

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R

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LGE

4–7

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trib

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k

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ofst

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ure:

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-

age

over

disk

=⇒

surf

ace

brig

htne

sspr

ofile

(Sei

gar

etal

.,20

02,F

ig.1

a)

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AI

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R

DN

XAEA

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R

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nof

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rligh

t4

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k

NG

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31:

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face

brig

htne

ssin

I-ba

nd(∼

8000

Å)

(SG

,Fig

.5.4

);N

ote:

mag

nitu

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are

loga

rithm

ic:

5m

ag=

fact

or10

0!

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eral

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hnes

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give

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mag

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here

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ius)

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oso

met

imes

used

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ius

(IB

=26

.5m

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csec

−2)

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man

ysp

irals

disk

com

pone

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ellm

odel

edby

I(R

)=

I 0ex

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R/h

R)

(4.1

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ale

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R.

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dw

here

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cally

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22m

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csec

−2.

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eth

atsu

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htne

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erby

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ndi

skis

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er

UG

C36

97(“

Inte

gral

sign

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xy”,

asu

pert

hin

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UI)

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tical

stru

ctur

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-dire

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n):

surfa

cebr

ight

ness

wel

ldes

crib

edby

I(R

,z)

=I(R

)ex

p

{

−|z|

hz

}

whe

reh

z∼

0.1h

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.2)

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ge:

wel

ldes

crib

edby

deV

auco

uleu

rs’l

aw:

log

(

I(R

)

I e

)

=−

3.33

07

[

(

R Re

)

1/4

−1]

(4.3

)

whe

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fect

ive

radi

us,i

.e.,

radi

usco

ntai

ning

inha

lfof

the

tota

llum

inos

ity

Thi

sla

wis

also

valid

for

ellip

tical

s

I

EF

CO

DRI

L

AI

N

R

DN

XAEA

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C

M LMV

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AD

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utio

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rligh

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ies

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(Fig

.5.6

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inou

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hile

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EF

CO

DRI

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AI

N

R

DN

XAEA

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C

M LMV

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4–13

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trib

utio

nof

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rligh

t9

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eof

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kG

alax

ies

SG

(Fig

.5.2

4)

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xysp

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cons

titue

nt

spec

tra

•S

0:m

ainl

yab

sorp

tion

lines

from

cool

Kst

ars,

Ca

H,K

from

G-

type

star

s

•S

c:m

ainl

ybl

uean

dU

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is-

sion

,i.e

.,ho

tand

youn

gst

ars;

emis

sion

lines

from

phot

oion

ized

emis

sion

nebu

lae

•S

tarb

urst

:si

gnifi

cant

phot

oion

-

izat

ion

pres

ent(

see

late

r)

Mul

ti-C

olor

Imag

eof

NG

C73

31,I

SM

mas

s

is5×

109M

⊙.

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trib

utio

nof

gas

indi

skm

ainl

ydo

neus

ing

21cm

imag

ing,

dust

usin

gIR

obse

rvat

ions

We

can

gene

rally

trac

eH

Ito

1019

Hat

oms

cm−

2,o

r∼

0.1M

⊙pc

−2.

(Reg

anet

al.,

2004

)

I

EF

CO

DRI

L

AI

N

R

DN

XAEA

ESII

C

M LMV

A

AI

AD

R

E

LGE

4–16

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utio

nof

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and

Dus

t3

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trib

utio

nof

Gas

and

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t

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dist

ribut

ion

ofdi

ffer-

entI

SM

com

pone

nts

in

Milk

yW

ayis

typi

calf

or

gala

xies

.

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6α:

reco

mbi

natio

nlin

e,

trac

esH

IIre

gion

s

γ:

brig

htne

ssin

γ-r

ays

Com

bes

etal

.(F

ig.2

.6)

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ft:3.

m:

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gian

tsta

rs

•M

iddl

e:0.

m,s

tar

subt

ract

ed:

PAH

s

•R

ight

:C

O(1

-0)

mos

aic

(circ

le:

oute

rra

nge

ofde

tect

ion)

(Reg

anet

al.,

2006

,Fig

.1)

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iali

nten

sity

profi

les:

•re

d:PA

H

•bl

ue:

CO

•m

agen

ta:

ratio

(Reg

anet

al.,

2006

,Fig

.3)

I

EF

CO

DRI

L

AI

N

R

DN

XAEA

ESII

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M LMV

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AD

R

E

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utio

nof

Gas

and

Dus

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Dis

trib

utio

nof

Gas

and

Dus

t

SG

(Fig

.5.1

5)

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enci

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s:M

ass

ofH

Iga

sas

func

tion

ofR

25(n

ote:

∝R

2 25;s

lope

:10

M⊙

pc−

2)

•fil

led

circ

les:

diam

eter

whe

resu

rface

dens

itydr

ops

to1

M⊙

pc−

2(s

lope

:3.

6M

⊙pc

−2

with

in

diam

eter

)

=⇒

HIdi

skex

tend

sge

nera

llyto∼

2R25

I

EF

CO

DRI

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AI

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R

DN

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M LMV

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AD

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E

LGE

4–20

Dis

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utio

nof

Gas

and

Dus

t7

Dis

trib

utio

nof

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and

Dus

t

The

IRlu

min

osity

and

the

CO

lum

inos

-

ity(=

H2-c

onte

nt)

ofsp

irals

are

gene

rally

corr

elat

ed.

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:m

ilky

way

LIR/M

H2:

good

indi

cato

rfo

rst

arfo

rma-

tion,

for

norm

alsp

irals

ratio

is1.

..3,

for

star

burs

ts20

–30,

for

“IR

AS

-gal

axie

s”

can

reac

h20

0.

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bes

etal

.(F

ig.2

.11)

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I

EF

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DRI

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N

R

DN

XAEA

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C

M LMV

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AI

AD

R

E

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4–21

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chro

tron

radi

atio

n

Mag

netic

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ugh

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ons

mov

ing

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auss

ian

units

!):

dp dt

=e cv

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whe

rep

=m

ev

1−

β2

=γm

ev

with

γ=

1√

1−

β2

and

β=

v c(4

.4)

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refo

reth

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cele

ratio

nis

dv dt

=e

cγm

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B(4

.5)

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cev×

Bis

alw

ays

perp

endi

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van

dB

,the

com

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val

ong

the

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dicu

lar

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toa

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otio

nar

ound

the

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freq

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ωB

=eB γm

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L γw

ithth

eLa

rmor

freq

uenc

L=

2πν L

=eB m

ec

(4.6

)

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calI

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valu

es,t

heLa

rmor

freq

uenc

yan

dLa

rmor

radi

usar

e

ν L=

2.8×

106B

10−

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MH

zan

dR

L=

γv ⊥ ω

L∼

2A

E

1G

eV·

(

B

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6G

)

−1

(4.7

)

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AI

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R

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M LMV

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AI

AD

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netic

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chro

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rF

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Ryb

icki

&Li

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an,1

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rate

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ore

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ate.

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rela

tivis

ticel

ectr

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atio

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ard

beam

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toco

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ithop

enin

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gle

∆θ∼

1/γ

.In

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ame

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st:

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-

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θ

ωB

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2 ωL

(4.8

)

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AI

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R

DN

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AD

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icki

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pler

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ct!

(ele

ctro

nis

clos

erto

usat

end

oftim

ein

terv

al)

=⇒

obse

rved

puls

edu

ratio

n:

τ=

(

1−

v c

)

∆t

=(1

−β

)∆t

(4.9

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AI

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R

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M LMV

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AD

R

E

LGE

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4

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chro

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atio

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ν5/

2

ν−

(p−

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log

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log flux

afte

rS

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Fig

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ν:

sync

hrot

ron

emitt

ing

elec

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sca

nab

sorb

sync

hrot

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sync

hrot

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self-

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apo

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otal

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tral

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nto

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low

freq

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ies:

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B−

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5/2

(inde

pend

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fp!)

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larg

efr

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ncie

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ν∝

ν−

(p−

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k/th

into

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ribe

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rbed

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tral

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ngly

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ariz

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tofin

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pola

rizat

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ning

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263,

30)

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