Email this article Influence of small-scale magnetic field on the reverse positron current in the inner gaps of radio pulsars
- Authors: Barsukov D.P.1,2, Goglichidze O.A.1, Tsygan A.I.1
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Affiliations:
- Ioffe Physical–Technical Institute
- Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
- Issue: Vol 60, No 6 (2016)
- Pages: 586-597
- Section: Article
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1063-7729/article/view/189943
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S106377291604003X
- ID: 189943
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Abstract
The reverse positron current flowing through the inner gap of an old radio pulsar in the presence of a small-scale magnetic field is found. Computations for the case of both strong and weak screening of the longitudinal electric field by the electron–positron plasma are presented.
About the authors
D. P. Barsukov
Ioffe Physical–Technical Institute; Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
Email: tsygan@astro.ioffe.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 194021; St. Petersburg
O. A. Goglichidze
Ioffe Physical–Technical Institute
Email: tsygan@astro.ioffe.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 194021
A. I. Tsygan
Ioffe Physical–Technical Institute
Author for correspondence.
Email: tsygan@astro.ioffe.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 194021
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