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Level of electrostatic excitation associated with relativistic beam-plasma system and pulsar radiation

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A class of pulsar models which provide a stationary beam-plasma system as the source of radiation is considered. Since the beam-plasma system is stable near the pulsar where the coherent curvature radiation damps the longitudinal mode, we consider the beam-plasma system away from the star so that the effects of curvature radiation may be neglected. We find that the total wave energy density may attain a significant fraction of the beam energy density provided that the beam and plasma carry away a comparable amount of energy from the star. It should be noted that the attained high wave energy density is peculiar to a relativistic beam-plasma interaction.

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  1. Center for Astrophysics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., USA

    Satoshi Hinata

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Hinata, S. Level of electrostatic excitation associated with relativistic beam-plasma system and pulsar radiation. Astrophys Space Sci 44, 389–395 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00642526

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