Publication Abstracts

Chin 1965

Chin, C.-W., 1965: The opacity due to Compton scattering at relativistic temperatures in a semidegenerate electron gas. Astrophys. J., 142, 1481-1487, doi:10.1086/148431.

The ROsseland mean due to Compton scattering at tempreatures ranging from kT = 0.01 mc2 to kT = 0.35 mc2 and for densities ranging from ρ = 102 gm/cm3 to ρ = 106 g/cm3 is calculated. In most of this semidegenerate region, Compton scattering dominates over electron conduction, bound-free transitions, and free-free transitions. The results are compared with Sampson's results in the non-degenerate case and his estimates in the semidegenerate case. Upon comparison, his estimates are smaller than ours by approximately 5-15 per cent in most cases.

Export citation: [ BibTeX ] [ RIS ]

BibTeX Citation

@article{ch02500l,
  author={Chin, C.-W.},
  title={The opacity due to Compton scattering at relativistic temperatures in a semidegenerate electron gas},
  year={1965},
  journal={Astrophysical Journal},
  volume={142},
  pages={1481--1487},
  doi={10.1086/148431},
}

[ Close ]

RIS Citation

TY  - JOUR
ID  - ch02500l
AU  - Chin, C.-W.
PY  - 1965
TI  - The opacity due to Compton scattering at relativistic temperatures in a semidegenerate electron gas
JA  - Astrophys. J.
JO  - Astrophysical Journal
VL  - 142
SP  - 1481
EP  - 1487
DO  - 10.1086/148431
ER  -

[ Close ]

• Return to 1965 Publications

• Return to Publications Homepage