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Particle Acceleration by Pulsars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

Jonathan Arons
Jonathan Arons*
Affiliation:
Service d'Electronique Physique - Section d'Astrophysique Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires - Saclay Department of Astronomy and Space Science Laboratory University of California - Berkeley

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The evidence that pulsars accelerate relativistic particles is reviewed, with emphasis on the γ-ray observations. The current state of knowledge of acceleration in strong waves is summarized, with emphasis on the inability of consistent theories to accelerate very high energy particles without converting too much energy into high energy photons. The state of viable models for pair creation by pulsars is summarized, with the conclusion that pulsars very likely lose rotational energy in winds instead of in superluminous strong waves. The relation of the pair creation models to γ-ray observations and to soft X-ray observations of pulsars is outlined, with the conclusion that energetically viable models may exist, but none have yet yielded useful agreement with the extant data. Some paths for overcoming present problems are discussed.

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Research Article
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 94: Origin of Cosmic Rays , 1981 , pp. 175 - 204
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1981 

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