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The Electric Fields in Nonneutral Beam Models of Pulsar Magnetospheres

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

Dean F. Smith ,
Lorant A. Muth  and
Jonathan Arons
Dean F. Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Astro-Geophysics, University of Colorado, Boulder, U.S.A.
Lorant A. Muth
Affiliation:
Department of Astro-Geophysics, University of Colorado, Boulder, U.S.A.
Jonathan Arons
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A.

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The electric fields in the polar cap region of the magnetosphere of a pairless orthogonal rotator are being calculated using a modified Poisson's equation which takes explicit account of the effect of the displacement current on the potential Φ. This is the first step in a program to determine how return currents are formed in these models and the resulting global current flow patterns. The potential is being calculated from 0.1 RL to 3 RL, where RL is the light cylinder radius, using known results for ⊘ at 0.1 RL with an inner last closed magnetic field line corresponding to that of a point dipole. Considerable difficulty is being encountered because of the mixed nature of the equation and the irregular boundaries. Possible methods of overcoming these difficulties are indicated.

Type
I. Electrodynamics of the Pulsar Magnetosphere and Wave Zone
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 95: Pulsars , 1981 , pp. 29 - 30
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1981 

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