Self-consistent modeling of pair cascades in the polar cap of a pulsar

Abstract

Here we briefly report on first results of self-consistent simulation of non-stationary electron-positron cascades in the polar cap of pulsar using specially developed hybrid PIC/Monte-Carlo numerical code. We consider the case of Ruderman-Sutherland cascade -- when particles cannot be extracted from the surface of the neutrons star.

6 pages, 5 figures; 2009 Fermi Symposium eConf Proceedings C091122

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