Depolarization of Pulsar Radio Emission.
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چکیده
We show that intensity-dependent depolarization of single pulses may be due to the nonlinear decay of the "upper" ordinary (O) mode into an unpolarized extraordinary mode and a backward-propagating wave. The decay occurs in the innermost parts of the pulsar magnetosphere for obliquely propagating O waves.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Astrophysical journal
دوره 525 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999