Published April 15, 1979 | Version v1
Journal article

Optical and X-ray pulses from the crab

Creators

  • 1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Description

The shape of the spectrum and the polarization of the optical and X-ray pulses from the Crab pulsars are analyzed, assuming that the high-frequency radiation originates from Compton boosting of the radio emission. The resulting properties are in good agreement with observations

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Astrophys. J.
Journal Volume
229
Journal Issue
2
Series
Astrophys. J.
Journal Page Range
742-746
ISSN
0004-637X