The Coherence of Radiation by Fast-Moving Charges
Abstract
The coherence of the radiation from a cubic lattice ofQ charges is evaluated at all wavelengths. The novelty of a second characteristic length, the distance between charges, adds a domain of wavelength in which enormous amplifications of power may exist (Q 1/3 times that of incoherent radiation). This amplification may be significant even if the charges are only poorly ordered becauseQ is extremely high in astrophysically relevant conditions.
- Publication:
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Astrophysics and Space Science
- Pub Date:
- September 1980
- DOI:
- 10.1007/BF00642170
- Bibcode:
- 1980Ap&SS..72..117K
- Keywords:
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- Coherent Radiation;
- Neutron Stars;
- Stellar Radiation;
- Cubic Lattices;
- Galactic Bulge;
- Wavelengths;
- Astrophysics