Radiative transfer with Compton scattering in plane parallel geometry

dc.contributor.author	Peraiah, A
dc.date.accessioned	2008-09-16T14:14:09Z
dc.date.available	2008-09-16T14:14:09Z
dc.date.issued	1990-06
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy , Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 193-208	en
dc.identifier.issn	0250-6335
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/3648
dc.description.abstract	The equation of radiative transfer with Compton scattering is solved. The specific intensity has been expanded by Taylor series with respect to wavelength and the first three terms have been retained in solving the transfer equation. It is noted that, in a medium stratified in plane parallel layers, the multiple Compton scattering redistributes the initial energy over a range of 3 to 5 Compton wavelengths. A good fraction of the incident radiation is transferred across the layer with redistribution in wavelength, the actual value depending on the optical thickness of the medium.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Indian Academy of Sciences	en
dc.relation.uri	http://ads.ari.uni-heidelberg.de/abs/1990JApA...11..193P	en
dc.subject	Compton effect	en
dc.subject	Computational astrophysics	en
dc.subject	Hot stars	en
dc.subject	Radiative transfer	en
dc.subject	Stellar spectra	en
dc.subject	Angular distribution	en
dc.subject	Optical thickness	en
dc.subject	Radiation distribution	en
dc.subject	Taylor series	en
dc.title	Radiative transfer with Compton scattering in plane parallel geometry	en
dc.type	Article	en