Giant pulses from PSR B1937+21 with widths ≤15 nanoseconds and T b ≥ 5 × 1039 K, the highest brightness temperature observed in the universe

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 616, Issue 1 I, 2004, Pages 439-451

  Soglasnov, V A ^a   Popov, M V ^a   Bartel, N ^b   Cannon, W ^b   Novikov, A Yu ^b   Kondratiev, V I ^a   Altunin, V I ^c  

^a LEBEDEV PHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Methods: data analysis; Pulsars: general; Pulsars: individual (PSR B1937 21); Radio continuum: stars; Stars: neutron

Indexed keywords

EID: 12344275415     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/424908     Document Type: Article

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