2009/04/27 by S. A. Petrova, Petrova, S. A.
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA) #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE) #astro-ph.GA #astro-ph.HE
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0904.4118
5 pages, 2 figures. To appear in the Proceedings of The Low-Frequency Radio Universe Conference held at NCRA-TIFR, Pune, 8-12 December 2008, eds. D.J. Saikia, D. Green, Y. Gupta, and T. Venturi
arxiv created 2009/04/27 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
The high-energy emission mechanisms based on the radio photon reprocessing by the ultrarelativistic plasma particles in the open field line tube of a pulsar are considered. The particles are believed to acquire relativistic gyration energies as a result of resonant absorption of pulsar radio emission. The spontaneous synchrotron re-emission of these particles falls into the optical and soft X-ray ranges and can at least partially account for the pulsar non-thermal high-energy emission. Besides that, the radio photons, which are still below the resonance, can be deposited into the high-energy range by means of the scattering off the gyrating particles. This process can also markedly contribute to the pulsar high-energy emission and underlie the potentially observable features of the radio -- high-energy connection. Based on the theory developed, we interpret the manifestations of the radio -- high-energy connection already observed in the Crab and Vela pulsars. Furthermore, it is shown that generally the most prominent connection is expected at the lowest radio frequencies, beyond the low-frequency turnover of a pulsar.