Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Crab pulsar: Magnetized cracks in the crust as a key to mechanisms of the matter flow, radio and high-frequency emissions

  • Published:
Astrophysics and Space Science Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

It is possible that magnetized cracks may exist for long periods in the crust and that matter from the mantle may flow through them continuously into the magnetosphere. On this basis a consistent model of the Crab pulsar is constructed in which radio emission is generated in the star mantle by the Josephson effect, whereas X-ray and optical emissions are generated in the cracks and in the magnetosphere over the cracks during the flow of electrons and protons from the mantle.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Bisnovaty-Kogan, G. S., Kulikov, Yu. N. and Chechetkin, V. M.: 1976,Astron. J. (U.S.S.R.) 53, 975.

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Bruk, Yu. M. and Kugel, K. I.: 1976,Astrophysica (U.S.S.R.) 12, 351.

    Google Scholar 

  • Dyson, F.: 1971,Neutron Stars and Pulsars, Fermi Lectures 1970, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Roma.

    Google Scholar 

  • Erber, T., White, D. and Latal, H. G.: 1976,Acta phys. Austriaca 45, 29.

    Google Scholar 

  • Ginzburg, V. L.: 1975,Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics (in Russian), Izd. Nauka, Moscow.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kaplan, S. A. and Tsytovich, V. N.: 1972,Plasma Astrophysics (in Russian), Izd. Nauka, Moscow.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kovalev, Yu. A.: 1976,IXth Conf. on Galactic and Extragalactic Radio Astronomy, ‘Thesis of Reports’, IRE AN Ukr. SSR Press, Kharkov, p. 64; andAstrophys. Space Sci. (1979, in press).

    Google Scholar 

  • Kovalev, Yu. A.: 1977,Xth Young European Radio Astronomers Conf. (Abstracts), Havelte, The Netherlands.

  • Krall, N. A. and Trivelpiece, A. W.: 1973,Principles of Plasma Physics, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York.

    Google Scholar 

  • Lerche, I. and Schramm, D. N.: 1977,Astrophys. J. 216, 881.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Pikel'ner, S. B.: 1966,Principles of Cosmic Electrodynamics, Izd. Nauka, Moscow.

    Google Scholar 

  • Ruderman, M.: 1969,Nature 223, 597.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Sedrakian, D. M., Shahabassian, K. M. and Mücket, J.: 1974,Astrophysica (U.S.S.R.) 10, 257.

    Google Scholar 

  • Suvorov, E. V. and Chugunov, Yu. V.: 1975,Astrophysica (U.S.S.R.) 11, 305.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Space Research Institute, U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences, Moscow, U.S.S.R.

    Yu. A. Kovalev

Authors
  1. Yu. A. Kovalev
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Kovalev, Y.A. Crab pulsar: Magnetized cracks in the crust as a key to mechanisms of the matter flow, radio and high-frequency emissions. Astrophys Space Sci 67, 387–395 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00642392

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00642392

Keywords

Search

Navigation