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Physical processes in pulsar magnetospheres and non-thermal high-frequency emission

Astrophysics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

The energy source of a pulsar's non-thermal emission is the rotational energy loss of the neutron star. The rotational energy of the neutron star is transformed into the pulsar radiation by a long sequence of processes. The processes of this sequence are discussed.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9612078,
  title  = {Physical processes in pulsar magnetospheres and non-thermal high-frequency emission},
  author = {Vladimir V. Usov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9612078},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

8 pages, latex, no figures. To be published in the Proceedings of the IAU Colloquium No 160, Pulsars: Problems and Progress, Sydney, 8-12 January 1996 (invited paper)