General-relativistic pulsar magnetospheric emission

• Published in: Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Vol. 477; no. 1; pp. 1035 - 1064
• Main Author: Pétri, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 11.06.2018; Oxford University Press (OUP): Policy P - Oxford Open Option A
• Subjects: Astrophysics; Physics; radiation mechanisms: non-thermal; relativistic processes; stars: magnetic fields; pulsars: general; stars: neutron; gamma-rays: stars

Abstract Most current pulsar emission models assume photon production and emission within the magnetosphere. Low-frequency radiation is preferentially produced in the vicinity of the polar caps, whereas the high-energy tail is shifted to regions closer but still inside the light cylinder. We conduct...