Pulsar nulling and drifting subpulse phase memory

Journal Article · Wed Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 1982 · Astrophys. J.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/160553· OSTI ID:5988425

Filippenko, A V; Radhakrishnan, V

The standard polar cap model of pulsar radio emission provides acceptable explanations for a wide variety of observed pulsar characteristics. Nevertheless, we show that it has difficulty accounting for certain details pertaining to drifting subpulses, nulling, and mode changing. In particular, the persistence of drifting subpulse phase memory observed during pulsar nulling, as well as the phenomenon of nulling itself, seem to defy simple explanation.

• Research Organization: Department of Astronomy, California Institute of Technology
• OSTI ID: 5988425
• Journal Information: Astrophys. J.; (United States), Vol. 263:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
PULSARS
RADIOWAVE RADIATION
STAR MODELS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS
NEUTRON STARS
PAIR PRODUCTION
PLASMA
COSMIC RADIO SOURCES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
FLUID MECHANICS
HYDRODYNAMICS
INTERACTIONS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MECHANICS
RADIATIONS
STARS
640102* - Astrophysics & Cosmology- Stars & Quasi-Stellar
Radio & X-Ray Sources