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We study certain features of radiation arising from spin flipping of an electron or positron gyrating with a general pitch in a magneto-active plasma. Numerical analysis of the power spectrum is carried out, and a comparison is made between this radiation and the normal synchrotron radiation. The essential idea of application to astrophysical radiation in the electromagnetic γ-wave range is also discussed.
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fung, P.C.W., Fung, W.Y.P. On spin-flip radiation from an electron moving with a helical path in a magnetized plasma. Astrophys Space Sci 75, 365–381 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00648649
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