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Table 1
Typical values for normal pulsars (magnetic field strength 107–109 T) used as fiducial examples in this paper.
| Parameter | Symbol | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnetic field strength | |Be| | 108 T | See Manchester et al. (2005) for a detailed list |
| of individual pulsars | |||
| Rotation angular frequency | Ω | 2π s−1 | |
| Neutron star mass | M | 1.4 M⊙ | |
| Neutron star radius | R* | 1.2 × 104 m | |
| Goldreich Julian density | nGJ | 1017 m−3 | Goldreich & Julian (1969). This is the plasma density |
| if fully charge-separated | |||
| Plasma density in bulk | n | 1019 m−3 | n = (101–103)nGJ by Hibschman & Arons (2001) |
| and Arendt & Eilek (2002) | |||
| Temperature | T | 8 × 106 K | From persistent X-ray emissions |
| of polar cap regions (Kuiper et al. 2002) | |||
| Average CS electron Lorentz factor |  |
1000 | Numerical simulation by Cerutti et al. (2015) |
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