Pulsars
Introduction
Pulsars cont.
PPT Slide
Pulsar period stability
Rotation of a neutron star
Pulsar energetics
Energetics - Crab pulsar
Irregularities in pulsar emission
Glitches
Pulse profiles
Neutron Stars
Magnetic induction
Decay time of magnetic field
Neutron star structure
Pulsar Magnetosphere
Formula for scale height
Neutron star scale height
Forces exerted on particles
Neutron star magnetosphere
Electron/protron expulsion
In reality...
Crab pulsar particle density
Pulsar models
A more realistic model...
The dipole aerial
Radiation mechanisms in pulsars
Incoherent emission - example
Incoherent X-ray emission?
Coherent Emission
Emission processes in pulsars
Curvature Radiation
X-rays from curvature radiation?
Beaming of pulsar radiation
Magnetic poles
Origin of subpulses
Light Cylinder
Long Period Pulsars
In summary...
Magnetic energy & nebula
Age of Pulsars
Pulsar Population
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