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A wind model for high energy pulses
J. G. Kirk, O. Skjaeraasen, Y. A. Gallant
A solution to the sigma problem - that of finding a mechanism capable of converting Poynting energy flux to particle-borne energy flux in a pulsar wind - was proposed several years…
astro-ph2002
Particle Acceleration at Relativistic Shocks
Yves A. Gallant
I review the current status of Fermi acceleration theory at relativistic shocks. I first discuss the relativistic shock jump conditions, then describe the non-relativistic Fermi me…