High energy emission from pulsars: Outer gap scenario

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1085-1091

  Hirotani, Kouichi ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gamma rays: observations; Gamma rays: theory; Pulsars: individual (Vela pulsar)

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; GALAXIES; GAMMA RAYS; NEUTRONS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

BOLTZMANN EQUATIONS; GAMMA RAYS: OBSERVATIONS; GAMMA RAYS: THEORY; PULSARS: INDIVIDUAL (VELA PULSAR);

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 21744442146     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.05.063     Document Type: Conference Paper

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