Fully relativistic derivation of the thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect

We present the first fully and inherently relativistic derivation of the thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect. This work uses the formalism historically applied to compute radiation spectra emerging from inverse Thomson/Compton sources of x-ray radiation. Comparing our results to the traditional a...

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Main Authors: Balša Terzić, Geoffrey A. Krafft, William Clark, Alexandre Deur, Emerson Rogers, Ioannis Sakiotis, Brandon Velasco
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:Physics Letters B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269324006774
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author Balša Terzić
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William Clark
Alexandre Deur
Emerson Rogers
Ioannis Sakiotis
Brandon Velasco
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description We present the first fully and inherently relativistic derivation of the thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect. This work uses the formalism historically applied to compute radiation spectra emerging from inverse Thomson/Compton sources of x-ray radiation. Comparing our results to the traditional approach based on relativistically-corrected classical Kompaneets equation, we find small, but systematic differences. Most notable are the modest (⩽10%) differences in the crossover frequency where the spectral distortion due to the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect vanishes, and the quadratic scaling of the energy shift with the electron cloud temperatures.
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spelling doaj-art-4ebae68f509248a295cc3acd72c2e5872024-11-30T07:08:53ZengElsevierPhysics Letters B0370-26932024-12-01859139119Fully relativistic derivation of the thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effectBalša Terzić0Geoffrey A. Krafft1William Clark2Alexandre Deur3Emerson Rogers4Ioannis Sakiotis5Brandon Velasco6Department of Physics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA; Corresponding author.Department of Physics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA; Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA 23606, USADepartment of Physics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USADepartment of Physics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA; Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA 23606, USADepartment of Physics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USADepartment of Physics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USADepartment of Physics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USAWe present the first fully and inherently relativistic derivation of the thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect. This work uses the formalism historically applied to compute radiation spectra emerging from inverse Thomson/Compton sources of x-ray radiation. Comparing our results to the traditional approach based on relativistically-corrected classical Kompaneets equation, we find small, but systematic differences. Most notable are the modest (⩽10%) differences in the crossover frequency where the spectral distortion due to the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect vanishes, and the quadratic scaling of the energy shift with the electron cloud temperatures.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269324006774
spellingShingle Balša Terzić
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Alexandre Deur
Emerson Rogers
Ioannis Sakiotis
Brandon Velasco
Fully relativistic derivation of the thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect
Physics Letters B
title Fully relativistic derivation of the thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect
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title_short Fully relativistic derivation of the thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect
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