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The Location, Spectrum and Beamwidth of Pulsar Radiation from Polar Cap Models

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

B. J. Rickett  and
J. M. Cordes
B. J. Rickett
Affiliation:
University of California, San Diego
J. M. Cordes
Affiliation:
Cornell University, Ithaca

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In the rotating “lighthouse” interpretation of pulsars, the average radio pulse profile is generally assumed to be a section through the average beam shape radiated by a spinning neutron star. The radio emission received in any one particular period usually differs markedly from the average profile. Such variations have been classified as subpulses (~ 3 ms) and micropulses (~ .3 ms); see Cordes (1979) for examples. However, there is not general agreement as to whether these variations are caused by the rotation of a steady narrow beam or by temporal variations of a wider beam. We first discuss these questions independently of the emitting particle location, and then apply them to a particular model.

Type
II. Radio Emission Mechanism
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 95: Pulsars , 1981 , pp. 107 - 109
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1981 

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