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Curvature radiation of relativistic particles in the magnetosphere of pulsars

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The curvature radiation of charged relativistic particles in a dipole magnetic field is considered, taking into account the possibility that the emitted particles may reabsorb radiation. The calculations were carried out for emanating particles with both monoenergetic and power energy spectra. The dependence of the curvature radiation flow on both the frequency and angle between the magnetic axis and the line of sight is determined. The calculated results will be used in the second part of the paper to interprete the observable data on pulsars.

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    Yu. P. Ochelkov & V. V. Usov

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Ochelkov, Y.P., Usov, V.V. Curvature radiation of relativistic particles in the magnetosphere of pulsars. Astrophys Space Sci 69, 439–460 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00661929

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