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Mechanism for the radio emission of pulsars

Journal Article · · JETP Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:6784524
An instability of the flow of a relativistic electron-positron plasma in a strong curvilinear magnetic field is predicted theoretically. This instability can explain the origin and basic properties of the observed radio emission of pulsars.
Research Organization:
Fizicheskii Institut, Moscow, USSR
OSTI ID:
6784524
Journal Information:
JETP Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: JETP Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 44; ISSN JTPLA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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