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Synchrotron self-absorption is a powerful heating mechanism for low energy particles emitting and absorbing synchrotron photons. They are driven towards a thermal distribution in a few cooling times. The inhibition of synchrotron cooling has important consequences for the overall spectrum of the emitted radiation.
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Ghisellini, G., Svensson, R. (1990). Synchrotron self-absorption as a thermalizing mechanism. In: Brinkmann, W., Fabian, A.C., Giovannelli, F. (eds) Physical Processes in Hot Cosmic Plasmas. NATO ASI Series, vol 305. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0545-0_23
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