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astro-ph.HE2014★ 189 cited
Ab-initio pulsar magnetosphere: three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations of oblique pulsars
Alexander A. Philippov, Anatoly Spitkovsky, Benoit Cerutti
We present first-principles relativistic particle-in-cell simulations of the oblique pulsar magnetosphere with pair formation. The magnetosphere starts to form with particles extra…
astro-ph.HE2014★ 180 cited
Particle acceleration in axisymmetric pulsar current sheets
Benoît Cerutti, Alexander Philippov, Kyle Parfrey +1
The equatorial current sheet in pulsar magnetospheres is often regarded as an ideal site for particle acceleration via relativistic reconnection. Using 2D spherical particle-in-cel…