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The Pair Cascade in Strong and Weak Field Pulsars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Paul N. Arendt, Jr  and
Jean A. Eilek
Paul N. Arendt, Jr
Affiliation:
New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, USA
Jean A. Eilek
Affiliation:
New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, USA

Abstract

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We have simulated the development of the pair cascade in a range of magnetic field strengths. We determined the efficiencies of lepton and secondary photon production, as well as the distribution functions of the pair plasma and of the escaping photons. We find the magnetic field has the most important effect on the cascade; primary beam energies and seed photon emissivities are of less importance.

Type
Part 6. Emission and Plasma Theory
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 177: Pulsar Astronomy - 2000 and Beyond , 2000 , pp. 445 - 448
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2000

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