The Double Pulsar: Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Gourgouliatos, K. N.; Lyutikov, M.; Lomiashvili, D.; Perera, B. B. P.
- Source
- AIP Conference Proceedings. 8/18/2011, Vol. 1357 Issue 1, p304-305. 2p.
- Subject
- *MAGNETOSPHERE
*GENERAL relativity (Physics)
*MAGNETIC fields
*PULSARS
*LABORATORIES
*ELECTRONIC modulation
*WINDS
- Language
- ISSN
- 0094-243X
The Double Pulsar (J0737-3039) is an exceptional physical laboratory. It allows us to probe pulsar emission mechanisms, physical processes related to pulsars and General Relativity tests. In this poster we examine a mechanism where spin-down is caused by the field lines which are open with respect to the magnetosphere. The orbital variation of the magnetosphere adds a periodic imprint to the derivative of the spin frequency of pulsar B which will be observed as a higher order correction on the phase. This modulation can be used to provide information for clearing the signal received from Pulsar B from the noise which is essential for high precision General Relativity tests. We also evaluate the magnetic field of Pulsar B and the shape of the boundary. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]