Monday, September 3, 2012

1208.6364 (Rahul Basu et al.)

On the nature of Off-pulse emission from pulsars    [PDF]

Rahul Basu, Dipanjan Mitra, Ramana Athreya
In Basu et al. 2011 we reported the detection of Off-pulse emission from two long period pulsars B0525+21 and B2045-16. The pulsars were observed at a single epoch using the 325 MHz frequency band of the Giant Meterwave Radio Telescope (GMRT). In this paper we report a detailed study of the Off-pulse emission from these two pulsars using multiple observations at two different frequencies, 325 MHz and 610 MHz bands of GMRT. We report detection of Off-pulse emission during each observation and based on the scintillation effects and spectral index of Off-pulse emission we conclude a magnetospheric origin. The magnetospheric origin of Off-pulse emission gives rise to various interesting possibilities about its emission mechanism and raises questions about the structure of the magnetosphere.
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1208.6364

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