Astronomical Radiation Processes
Bremsstrahlung
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Astronomical Radiation Processes
Preamble
Introduction
Radiation and Radiative Transfer
Blackbody Radiation
Radiation from Moving Charges
Bremsstrahlung
Synchrotron Radiation
Comptonization
Photon-Photon Pair Production
Atomic Physics
Ionization Equilibrium and Line Diagnostics
Molecules and Molecular Spectra
Introduction
Introduction
Classical Treatment
Single Speed Electrons
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Thermal Bremsstrahlung
Free-Free Absorption
Kirchhoff's law
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Bremsstrahlung Absorption
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Principle of detailed balance
Astronomical Application
Self-absorption
Examples
H II Regions
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Cooling Flows