Resonant inverse Compton scattering by secondary pulsar plasma

Y. E. Lyubarskii; S. A. Petrova

Resonant inverse Compton scattering by secondary pulsar plasma

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Abstract

We consider resonant inverse Compton scattering of thermal photons by secondary particles above the pulsar polar gap. At neutron star temperatures higher than 10⁵ K the process appears to be an essential energy loss mechanism for the particles. The distribution function of the secondary plasma particles is found to be strongly affected by the scattering. It becomes two-humped implying the development of two-stream instability. The resonantly upscattered Compton photons are found to gain energy of 1-10 MeV forming an additional component in the pulsar gamma-ray spectrum. The corresponding gamma-ray flux is estimated as well.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	406-412
Number of pages	7
Journal	Astronomy and Astrophysics
Volume	355
Issue number	1
State	Published - 1 Dec 2000
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Gamma rays: theory
Plasmas
Scattering
Stars: pulsars: general

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

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