3 papers
astro-ph.HE2024
A new solution of the pulsar equation
Ioannis Contopoulos, Ioannis Dimitropoulos, Dimitris Ntotsikas +1
We present the first new type of solution of the pulsar equation since 1999. In it, the whole magnetosphere is confined inside the light cylinder and an electrically charged layer…
astro-ph.HE2023
Twisted magnetar magnetospheres
D. Ntotsikas, K. N. Gourgouliatos, I. Contopoulos +1
Magnetar magnetospheres are strongly twisted, and are able to power sudden energetic events through the rapid release of stored electromagnetic energy. In this paper, we investigat…
astro-ph.HE2023
On the pulsar Y-point
I. Contopoulos, D. Ntotsikas, K. N. Gourgouliatos
The pulsar magnetosphere is divided into a corotating region of closed field lines surrounded by open field lines that emanate from the two poles of the star, extend to infinity an…