The possibility of accretion onto radio pulsars

Details The possibility of accretion onto radio pulsars The possibility of accretion onto radio pulsars

Jul 1979

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979natur.280...40w&link_type=abstract

Nature, vol. 280, July 5, 1979, p. 40, 41.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Hydrogen Clouds, Interstellar Gas, Pulsars, Radio Bursts, Stellar Mass Accretion, Astrophysics, Inhomogeneity, Interstellar Matter, Magnetic Fields

Scientific paper

A model for accretion onto radio pulsars is proposed in which interstellar neutral hydrogen is assumed to infiltrate the light-cylinder and, after ionization, to modulate the pulsed emission. Within this model, observed long-term variations in pulsar emission can be interpreted as the result of inhomogeneities in the interstellar medium. The calculations suggest that pulsars can be 'switched off' while passing through a 'standard' neutral hydrogen cloud with a density of about 10/cu cm.

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