Influence of polarization-averaged photon splitting on cyclotron lines in large-scale atmospheres with super-strong magnetic fields
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We considered atmospheres comprised of two density regions of cyclotron resonant scattering and of almost no cyclotron resonant scattering where photon splitting occurs. Photon splitting occurs over a larger scale than cyclotron resonant scattering, since it occurs in a super-strong magnetic field regardless of the existence of a plasma. We investigated emergent spectra using the polarization-averaged cross section for photon splitting. We found that cyclotron absorption lines are strongly reprocessed by photon splitting and thus may not be detected even at a magnetic field of approximately 1.0 × 109 T in the power-law-type spectra.
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