Observations of radiative cooling in a synchrotron source offer a possibility to further constrain its properties. Inverse Compton cooling is indicated in the radio spectra during the early phases of SN\,2020oi. It is shown that contrary to previous claims, observations are consistent with equipartition between relativistic electrons and magnetic field as well as a constant mass-loss rate of the progenitor star prior to the supernova explosion. The reason for this difference is the need to include cooling directly in the fitting procedure rather than estimating its effects afterward. It is emphasized that the inferred properties of the supernova ejecta are sensitive to the time evolution of the synchrotron self-absorption frequency; hence, great care should be taken when modeling spectra for which cooling and/or inhomogeneities are indicated. Furthermore, it is noted that the energies of the relativistic electrons in the radio emission regions in supernovae are likely too low for first-order Fermi acceleration to be effective.
Radiative Cooling Effects on Plasmoid Formation in Black Hole Accretion Flows with Multiple Magnetic Loops
Tsung-Dao Lee Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University(上海交大李政道研究所);School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University(上海交通大学物理与天文学院);Key Laboratory for Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology (MOE), Shanghai Key Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University(上海交通大学粒子物理、天体物理与宇宙学教育部重点实验室/上海市粒子物理与宇宙学重点实验室);Goethe-Universität Frankfurt(法兰克福歌德大学);Research Center for Astronomy, Academy of Athens(雅典科学院天文学研究中心);Institut für Theoretische Physik und Astrophysik, Universität Würzburg(维尔茨堡大学理论与天体物理研究所);Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie(马克斯·普朗克射电天文研究所)
From Morphology to Variability: Radiative Cooling Effects on Horizon-Scale Polarization in Two-Temperature GRMHD Simulations
Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London(伦敦大学学院穆拉德空间科学实验室);Tsung-Dao Lee Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University(上海交通大学李政道研究所);School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University(上海交通大学物理与天文学院);Institut für Theoretische Physik, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt(法兰克福歌德大学理论物理研究所)
Impacts of radiative cooling on the images of a black hole shadow and extended jets in two-temperature GRMHD simulations
Tsung-Dao Lee Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University(上海交大李政道学院);School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University(上海交通大学物理与天文学院);Key Laboratory for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (MOE) and Shanghai Key Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University(上海交通大学粒子天体物理与宇宙学教育部重点实验室及粒子物理与宇宙学上海市重点实验室);Institut für Theoretische Physik, Goethe Universität(法兰克福大学理论物理研究所);Institute of Fundamental Physics and Quantum Technology, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University(宁波大学物理科学与技术学院基础物理与量子技术研究所);Institut für Theoretische Physik und Astrophysik, Universität Würzburg(维尔茨堡大学理论与天体物理研究所)