Photon splitting in the superstrong magnetic fields of pulsars

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 572, Issue 1 II, 2002, Pages

  Usov, Vladimir V ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Gamma rays: theory; Magnetic fields; Pulsars: general; Stars: neutron

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042634278     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/341505     Document Type: Review

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