Pair Discharges and Magnetic Reconnection in Pulsars: Implications for the multi-wavelengt — NSF Award to University of Maryland,
Pulsars, or rapidly spinning neutron stars (NS), have been detected with radio telescopes for over half a century. However, the processes through which this radio emission arises remain enigmatic. The recent discovery of radio emission from fast radio bursts and magnetars, or highly magnetized pulsars, underscores the
| Award title | Pair Discharges and Magnetic Reconnection in Pulsars: Implications for the multi-wavelengt |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2406908 |
| Awardee | University of Maryland, College Park |
| City | COLLEGE PARK |
| State | MD |
| Amount obligated | $431,872 |
| Principal investigator | Alexander Philippov |
| Program | STELLAR ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSC |
| Start date | 09/01/2024 |
| Abstract | Pulsars, or rapidly spinning neutron stars (NS), have been detected with radio telescopes for over half a century. However, the processes through which this radio emission arises remain enigmatic. The recent discovery of radio emission from fast radio bursts and magnetars, or highly magnetized pulsars, underscores the role of NS as key to understanding coherent emission in many astrophysical systems. A research team at the University of Maryland (UMD) will carry out first-principles numerical in |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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