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The σ Problem of the Crab Pulsar Wind
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 July 2016
Abstract
The conversion of the Crab pulsar wind from one dominated by Poynting flux close to the star to one dominated by particle-borne energy at the termination shock is considered. The idea put forth by Coroniti (1990) and criticized by Lyubarsky & Kirk (2001) that reconnection in a striped wind is responsible, is generalized to include faster prescriptions for the a priori unknown dissipation rate. Strong acceleration of the wind is confirmed, and the higher dissipation rates imply complete conversion of Poynting flux into particle-borne flux within the unshocked wind.
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- Part 4: Pulsar Wind Nebulae and Their Environments
- Information
- Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 218: Young Neutrons Stars and their Environments , 2004 , pp. 171 - 174
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- Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2004