Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Feb 1979
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979ap%26ss..60..375b&link_type=abstract
Astrophysics and Space Science, vol. 60, no. 2, Feb. 1979, p. 375-399.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Magnetic Monopoles, Neutron Stars, Pair Production, Pulsar Magnetospheres, Pulsars, Cosmic Ray Showers, High Energy Interactions, Magnetic Moments, Particle Acceleration, Particle Interactions, Stellar Models
Scientific paper
Magnetic-monopole pair production by high-energy particle interactions in pulsar magnetospheres is investigated in the framework of the Sturrock (1971) model. Monopole pair production in young and old pulsars is examined, along with pulsar magnetic-field changes due to monopole production, modifications of pulsar spindown, and possible observational consequences, particularly for the Crab pulsar. Pulsar extinction due to magnetic-field changes at the neutron-star surface is analyzed, and the possibility is considered of observing monopoles produced in pulsars and accelerated toward the interstellar medium as cosmic rays. It is shown that a monopole accreted by a pulsar acquires sufficient energy in the magnetic field to induce secondary monopole pair production in the neutron-star crust, so that a pulsar could act as a 'monopole multiplier'. The results obtained are compared with previously reported upper limits to the cross section for monopole production.
Bonnardeau Michel
Drukier Andrzej K.
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