Magnetic Compton scattering in pulsar magnetospheres
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In the large magnetic fields associated with highly magnetized neutron stars, the Compton cross section exhibits a resonance at the local cyclotron energy. In this work I describe applications of magnetic Compton scattering to models of both rotation powered and accretion powered pulsars. Radio pulsars are generally considered to be rapidly rotating, highly magnetized neutron stars. The rapid rotation coupled with the large magnetic field induces large electric fields that can accelerate electrons in the neutron star magnetosphere to large energies. I have produced a Monte Carlo code to model
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Sturner, Steven John. "Magnetic Compton scattering in pulsar magnetospheres." (1993) Diss., Rice University. https://hdl.handle.net/1911/16673.