The "sigma" problem of the Crab pulsar wind
| dc.creator | Kirk, J. G. | |
| dc.creator | Skjaeraasen, O. | |
| dc.date | 2003-09-22 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T02:09:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T02:09:42Z | |
| dc.description | The conversion of the Crab pulsar wind from one dominated by Poynting flux close to the star to one dominated by particle-born energy at the termination shock is considered. The idea put forward by Coroniti (1990) and criticised by Lyubarsky & Kirk (2001) that reconnection in a striped wind is responsible, is generalised to include faster prescriptions for the a priori unknown dissipation rate. Strong acceleration of the wind is confirmed, and the higher dissipation rates imply complete conversion of Poynting flux into particle-born flux within the unshocked wind. | |
| dc.description | 4 pages, to appear in "Young Neutron Stars and Their Environments" (IAU Symposium 218, ASP Conference Proceedings), eds F. Camilo and B. M. Gaensler | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0309573 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0309573 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/6528 | |
| dc.subject | Astrophysics | |
| dc.title | The "sigma" problem of the Crab pulsar wind | |
| dc.type | text |