Monte-Carlo simulations of a comptonization model for the photospheric process

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dc.contributor.advisorDicus, Duane A.en
dc.contributor.committeeMemberKumar, Pawanen
dc.creatorHernandez, Roberto Amilcaren
dc.creator.orcid0000-0003-4663-3228en
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-02T19:05:37Zen
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-22T22:28:45Z
dc.date.available2015-11-02T19:05:37Zen
dc.date.available2018-01-22T22:28:45Z
dc.date.issued2015-08en
dc.date.submittedAugust 2015en
dc.date.updated2015-11-02T19:05:37Zen
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractThis 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.departmentPhysicsen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifierdoi:10.15781/T2MW5Hen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/32140en
dc.subjectHigh-energy astrophysicsen
dc.subjectAstrophysicsen
dc.subjectSimulationsen
dc.titleMonte-Carlo simulations of a comptonization model for the photospheric processen
dc.typeThesisen

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