Cyclotron Radiation
The process by which cyclotron radiation is produced as free electrons spiral around magnetic field lines generated by the white dwarf companion in the EF Eridanus system. Radiation from this process is emitted in the infrared part of the spectrum.
Credit:Gemini Observatory/NSF/AURA/J. Lomberg
About the Image
| Id: | gemini0405f |
| Type: | Artwork |
| Release date: | Oct. 5, 2004, 8 p.m. |
| Related releases: | gemini0405 |
| Size: | 1800 x 1200 px |
About the Object
| Category: | Stars |
