Relativistic single-particle scattering cross sections for strong electromagnetic waves in strongly magnetized plasma are computed for arbitrary polarization and angle, showing strong suppression and sub-unity optical depth for quasi-parallel propagation.
Conversion Measure of Faraday Rotation-Conversion with application to Fast Radio Bursts
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Faraday Rotation-Conversion is the simultaneous rotation of all three Stokes polarization parameters $Q$, $U$, $V$ as an electromagnetic wave propagates through a magnetized plasma. In this regime the Faraday plasma screen is characterized by more than just a Rotation Measure. We define the Conversion Measure that characterizes the wavelength-dependent conversion between the linear and circular polarization. In a cold plasma, the conversion occurs at the localized regions along the wave's path, where the large-scale magnetic field is perpendicular to the propagation direction. The number of these regions along the line of sight through the screen, and their individual contributions to the conversion measure, can be inferred from the polarization measurements. We argue that the simultaneous measurement of wavelength-dependent linear and circular polarization might give an important insight into the magnetic-field geometry of the Faraday screen in FRB121102 and other repeating Fast Radio Bursts.
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Scattering of Strong Radio Waves by Particles in Strongly Magnetized Plasmas and Implications for Fast Radio Bursts
Relativistic single-particle scattering cross sections for strong electromagnetic waves in strongly magnetized plasma are computed for arbitrary polarization and angle, showing strong suppression and sub-unity optical depth for quasi-parallel propagation.