A Particle Simulation for the Pulsar Magnetosphere: Relationship of Polar Cap, Slot Gap, and Outer Gap
arXiv:1206.1917 · doi:10.1093/pasj/64.3.43
Abstract
To explain the pulsed emission of the rotation powered pulsars from radio to gamma-ray, the polar cap models, the slot gap models, and the outer gap models are proposed. The recent observations suggest that these models are likely to co-exist in the same magnetosphere. If so, their mutual relation is known to be troublesome (Harding 2009) due to the boundary conditions and the direction of the current which are properly assumed in each acceleration models. We performed a particle simulation for the global magnetospheric structure. Based on the simulation, we present a new picture of the global structure of the pulsar magnetosphere. It is found that a new dead zone is formed along the current neutral line which separates the oppositely directed current. We shall call this the current- neutral zone. We suggest that the polar cap accelerators and the slot gaps locate above the current-neutral zone, and the outer gap exist between the current neutral zone and the traditional dead zone. We also give an estimate of the super-rotation region.
10 pages, 5 figures, Accepted for publication in PASJ
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