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Andrei M. Beloborodov
Publication date
2021
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Physics
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A rotating star with a monopole (or split monopole) magnetic field gives the simplest, prototype model of a rotationally driven stellar wind. Winds from compact objects, in particular neutron stars, carry strong magnetic fields with modest plasma loading, and develop ultra-relativistic speeds. We investigate the relativistic wind launched from a dense, gravitationally bound, atmosphere on the stellar surface. We first examine the problem analytically and then perform global kinetic plasma simulations. Our results show how the wind acceleration mechanism changes from centrifugal (magnetohydrodynamic) to electrostatic (charge-separated) depending on the parameters of the problem. The two regimes give winds with different angular distributions and different scalings with the magnetization parameter.
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