Abstract
Accurate radiative transfer coefficients (emissivities, absorptivities, and rotativities) are needed for modeling radiation from relativistically hot, magnetized plasmas such as those found in Event Horizon Telescope sources. Here we review, update, and correct earlier work on radiative transfer coefficients. We also describe an improved method for numerically evaluating rotativities and provide convenient fitting formulae for the relativistic κ distribution of electron energies.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 17 |
Journal | Astrophysical Journal |
Volume | 921 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1 2021 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Space and Planetary Science