Synchrotron radiation cone

What you are seeing: a relativistic electron of Lorentz factor $\gamma$ orbiting in a magnetic field $\vec B$ . Its radiation is beamed into a forward cone of half-angle $\sim 1/\gamma$ pointing along the instantaneous velocity. The bottom panel is the observed pulse profile and synchrotron spectrum with peak at $\nu_c = (3/2) \gamma^3 \nu_L$

Figure 1. Electron in B field beams synchrotron radiation into a forward cone of half-angle 1/gamma. Method: closed-form Rybicki-Lightman formulas + Westfold spectral envelope.

log10 gamma1.5

log10 B (T)-4.0

animation speed2

view tilt (deg)40

WHAT TO TRY

Vary each control and watch the rail readouts respond.
Compare the diagnostic plot against the live scene.