Emission altitudes in young and old radio pulsars |
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| Authors: | Jaros&#;aw Kijak |
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| Institution: | J. Kepler Astronomical Center, Pedagogical University, Lubuska 2, PL-65-265 Zielona Góra, Poland |
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| Abstract: | This paper presents a comparison of emission altitudes in very young and very old radio pulsars. The author confirms that the altitudes at which radio emission at a given frequency is generated depend on the pulsar period and age, although the latter dependence is quite weak. |
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| Keywords: | radiation mechanisms: non-thermal stars: magnetic fields stars: neutron pulsars: general |
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