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Interstellar Plasma Turbulence Spectrum Toward the Pulsars PSR B0809+74 and B0950+08 | | T. V. Smirnova
; V. I. Shishov
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7 Oct 2008 | | Abstract: | Interstellar scintillations of pulsars PSR B0809+74 and B0950+08 have been
studied using observations at low frequencies (41, 62, 89, and 112 MHz).
Characteristic temporal and frequency scales of diffractive scintillations at
these frequencies have been determined. The comprehensive analysis of the
frequency and temporal structure functions reduced to the same frequency has
shown that the spectrum of interstellar plasma inhomogeneities toward both
pulsars is described by a power law. The exponent of the spectrum of
fluctuations of interstellar plasma inhomogeneities toward PSR B0950+08 (n =
3.00 +- 0.05) appreciably differs from the Kolmogorov exponent. Toward PSR
B0809+74 the spectrum is a power law with an exponent n = 3.7 +- 0.1. A strong
angular refraction has been detected toward PSR B0950+08. The distribution of
inhomogeneities along the line of sight has been analyzed; it has been shown
that the scintillations of PSR B0950+08 take place on a turbulent layer with
enhanced electron density, which is localized at approximately 10 pc from the
observer. For PSR B0809+74 the distribution of inhomogeneities is
quasi-uniform. Mean-square fluctuations of electron density on inhomogeneities
with a characteristic scale rho_0 = 10^7 m toward four pulsars have been
estimated. On this scale the local turbulence level in the 10-pc layer is 20
times higher than in an extended region responsible for the scintillations of
PSR B0809+74. | | Source: | arXiv, 0810.1118 | | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites | |
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