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It is shown that induced Raman scattering of electromagnetic waves in the strongly magnetized electron-positron plasma of pulsar magnetosphere may be important for wave propagation and as an effective saturation mechanism for…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 Maxim Lyutikov

We present the first self-consistent global simulations of pulsar magnetospheres with operating $e^\pm$ discharge. We focus on the simple configuration of an aligned or anti-aligned rotator. The star is spun up from zero (vacuum) state to a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-10-28 Alexander Y. Chen , Andrei M. Beloborodov

Faraday tomography, the study of the distribution of extended polarized emission by strength of Faraday rotation, is a powerful tool for studying magnetic fields in the interstellar medium of our Galaxy and nearby galaxies. The strong…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-10-24 Cameron L. Van Eck

In this paper we consider relativistic effects of rotation in the magnetospheres of $\gamma$-ray pulsars. The paper reviews the progress achieved in this field during the last three decades. For this purpose we examine direct centrifugal…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-01-15 Z. N. Osmanov

Frequency-dependent polarization properties provide crucial insights into the radiation mechanisms and magnetic environments of fast radio bursts (FRBs). We explore an analytical solution of radiative transfer of the polarization properties…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-04-11 Wei-Yang Wang , Xiaohui Liu , Dongzi Li , Bing Zhang , Chen-Hui Niu , Jifeng Liu , Renxin Xu , Weiwei Zhu , Kejia Lee

We consider the influence of Faraday rotation in chaotic magnetic field on the intensity and linear polarization of multiple scattered radiation. All fluctuations are assumed as Gaussian type and isotropic. The values of magnetic field are…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-01-23 N. A. Silant'ev , G. A. Alekseeva , Yu. K. Ananjevskaja

In the canonical model of a pulsar, rotational energy is transmitted through the surrounding plasma via two electrical circuits, each connecting to the star over a small region known as a "polar cap." For a dipole-magnetized star, the polar…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-01-03 Samuel E. Gralla , Alexandru Lupsasca , Alexander Philippov

We study theoretically the Faraday and Kerr rotation of a probe field due to the orbital magnetization of a two-dimensional electron gas induced by a circularly polarized pump. We develop a microscopic theory of these effects in the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-03-08 M. V. Durnev

We perform global particle-in-cell simulations of pulsar magnetospheres including pair production, ion extraction from the surface, frame dragging corrections, and high energy photon emission and propagation. In the case of oblique…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-03-28 Alexander A. Philippov , Anatoly Spitkovsky

In a cycle of papers, starting with the present one, a fundamental possibility of the polarization sounding of a pulsar magnetosphere using pulsar self-radiation as a test signal will be considered. The main idea of such a sounding is based…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-11-25 O. M. Ulyanov , A. I. Shevtsova , A. O. Skoryk

We report the first measurements of linear and nonlinear magneto-optical polarization rotation on an intercombination transition of Ba vapor (lambda= 791.1nm). We observe a maximum polarization rotation angle in Faraday configuration of…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2009-09-29 Irina Novikova , Alexander Khanbekyan , David Sarkisyan , George R. Welch

Circularly polarized electromagnetic wave impinging on a conducting ring generates a circulating DC plasmonic current resulting in an Inverse Faraday Effect in nanorings. We show that a large ring with periodically modulated width on a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-04-20 G. R. Aizin , J. Mikalopas , M. Shur

We examine the constraints imposed by Faraday rotation measures of extragalactic point sources on the structure of the magnetic field in the halo of our Galaxy. Guided by radio polarization observations of external spiral galaxies, we look…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-03-29 Philippe Terral , Katia Ferriere

Pulsar electrodynamics has been built up by taking ingredients from two models, the vacuum-dipole model, which ignores the magnetosphere but includes the inductive electric field due to the obliquely rotating magnetic dipole, and the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 D. B. Melrose , Rai Yuen

Faraday rotation describes the change of the linear polarization angle of radiation passing through a magnetized plasma and it is quantified by the rotation measure (RM), which is related to the line-of-sight (LOS) magnetic field component…

Faraday rotation measurements of polarized extragalactic sources probe the Galactic magnetized, ionized interstellar medium. Rotation measures of these sources behind the inner Galactic plane are used to explore characteristics of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Marijke Haverkorn

We consider magnetospheric structure of rotating neutron stars with internally twisted axisymmetric magnetic fields. The twist-induced and rotation-induced toroidal magnetic fields align/counter-align in different hemispheres. Using…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-04-19 Maxim Lyutikov , Praveen Sharma , Maxim Barkov

The magnetospheric plasma distribution in the vicinity of a pulsar at various inclination angles is investigated using a new relativistic, parallel 3D Particle-In-Cell (PIC) code DYMPHNA3D. DYMPHNA3D uses a superposition of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-12-18 John Mc Donald , Andrew Shearer

We present a detailed theoretical and experimental study of the rotation of the plane of polarization of light traveling through a gas of fast-spinning molecules. This effect is similar to the polarization drag phenomenon predicted by Fermi…

Pulsar magnetospheres are filled with relativistic pairs copiously emitting photons detected from the radio wavelengths up to high and very high energies, in the GeV and sometimes in the TeV range. Efficient particle acceleration converts…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-03-14 Jérôme Pétri
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