Gamma ray bursts from comet neutron star magnetosphere interaction, field twisting and E sub parallel formation

Conference · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6417360

Colgate, S A

Consider the problem of a comet in a collision trajectory with a magnetized neutron star. The question addressed in this paper is whether the comet interacts strongly enough with a magnetic field such as to capture at a large radius or whether in general the comet will escape a magnetized neutron star. 6 refs., 4 figs.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/AD
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6417360
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-90-3461; CONF-9007101-2; ON: DE91002320; TRN: 91-000234
• Resource Relation: Conference: Los Alamos workshop on gamma-ray bursts, Taos, NM (USA), 29 Jul - 3 Aug 1990
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
COMETS
ORBITS
NEUTRON STARS
COSMIC GAMMA BURSTS
ANGULAR MOMENTUM
HELMHOLTZ INSTABILITY
MAGNETIC DIPOLES
MAGNETIC FIELDS
TRAJECTORIES
COSMIC RADIATION
DIPOLES
INSTABILITY
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MULTIPOLES
PLASMA INSTABILITY
PLASMA MACROINSTABILITIES
PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION
RADIATIONS
STARS
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