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Orthogonal Polarization Modes in Pulsar Radio Emission

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

S. A. Petrova
S. A. Petrova*
Affiliation:
Institute of Radio Astronomy, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 4, Chervonopraporna St., 61002 Kharkiv, Ukraine

Abstract

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General features of polarization transfer in the plasma of pulsar magnetospheres are outlined. A technique of plasma density diagnostics based on observed polarization profiles of radio pulses is developed. For the first time, it appears possible to obtain the profiles of the plasma density across the open field line tube from observations. The multiplicities derived are compatible with those predicted by modern theories of pair cascade and show a perfect exponential decrease towards the tube edge. Implications of the results are briefly discussed.

Type
Part 8: Pulsar Electrodynamics and Emission Theory
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 218: Young Neutrons Stars and their Environments , 2004 , pp. 377 - 380
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2004 

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