Monte-Carlo simulations of a comptonization model for the photospheric process
| dc.contributor.advisor | Dicus, Duane A. | en |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Kumar, Pawan | en |
| dc.creator | Hernandez, Roberto Amilcar | en |
| dc.creator.orcid | 0000-0003-4663-3228 | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-11-02T19:05:37Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2015-11-02T19:05:37Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-08 | en |
| dc.date.submitted | August 2015 | en |
| dc.date.updated | 2015-11-02T19:05:37Z | en |
| dc.description | text | en |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis presents the results of numerical simulations of an InverseCompton scattering model for the photospheric process. We use a Monte-Carlo method to simulate the processing and broadening of Planckian radiation below the Thomson photosphere of hot relativistic outflows. A new numerical code was developed and allowed us to explore a completely new region of the parameter space, in particular a higher and more realistic photon-to-electron ratio. The results may be relevant to the prompt emission of Gamma-ray Bursts (GRBs), Tidal Disruption Events (TDEs), and other high-energy transients where optically thick outflows are present. | en |
| dc.description.department | Physics | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.15781/T2MW5H | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2152/32140 | en |
| dc.subject | High-energy astrophysics | en |
| dc.subject | Astrophysics | en |
| dc.subject | Simulations | en |
| dc.title | Monte-Carlo simulations of a comptonization model for the photospheric process | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| thesis.degree.department | Physics | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Physics | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | The University of Texas at Austin | en |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts | en |