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An Analytical Solution of the Problem of Plasma Ejection from the Magnetosphere of an Axisymmetric Rotator

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 September 2017

S. V. Bogovalov
S. V. Bogovalov*
Affiliation:
Moscow Engineering Physics Institute

Abstract

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The flow of e+e− plasma ejected by an axisymmetrically rotating magnetized neutron star is considered in a hydrodynamical approximation. It is shown that in the vicinity of the light cylinder a helical discontinuity is formed. The transformation of toroidal magnetic field energy into plasma energy takes place at this discontinuity. Particles are accelerated to an energy of 10TeV for a neutron star with the characteristics of the Crab pulsar.

Type
Part VI Polar cap theories
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 128: Magnetospheric structure and emission mechanisms of radio pulsars , 1992 , pp. 245 - 247
Copyright
Copyright © United States Naval Observatory 1992