Dissipation of the striped pulsar wind and non-thermal particle acceleration: 3D PIC simulations

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A&A, 642 (2020) A204

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Table 1.

Global 3D and 2D PIC simulations of the pulsar striped wind performed in this work.

Run	Grid cells	χ	r_max	r	σ_⋆	κ_⋆
3D runs: Obliquity & grid spacing

Z30	2016 × 1024 × 512	30	100	log	250	10
Z60	2016 × 1024 × 512	60	100	log	250	10
Z85	2016 × 1024 × 512	85	100	log	250	10
Z60c	2016 × 1024 × 512	60	50	uni	250	10

2D runs: Resolution & grid spacing

Zrl1	4032 × 2016	90	100	log	250	10
Zrc1	2016 × 1008	90	10	uni	250	10
Zrc2	4032 × 2016	90	10	uni	250	10
Zrc3	4032 × 2016	90	20	uni	250	10
Zrc4	8064 × 4032	90	20	uni	250	10
Zrc5	8064 × 4032	90	100	uni	250	10

2D runs: Magnetization

Zs125	4096 × 2048	90	100	log	125	20
Zs250	4096 × 2048	90	100	log	250	20
Zs750	4096 × 2048	90	100	log	750	20

2D runs: Multiplicity

Zk02	4096 × 2048	90	100	log	250	0.2
Zk06	4096 × 2048	90	100	log	250	0.6
Zk2	4096 × 2048	90	100	log	250	2
Zk6	4096 × 2048	90	100	log	250	6
Zk20	4096 × 2048	90	100	log	250	20
Zk60	4096 × 2048	90	100	log	250	60

Notes. 2D runs are in the rϕ-plane for θ = 90°. “log” and “uni” stand, respectively, for logarithmic and uniform grid spacing along the r-direction. r_max is expressed in units of R_LC, and the obliquity angle χ is in degrees.

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