Photon-splitting cascades in gamma-ray pulsars and the spectrum of PSR 1509-58

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 476, Issue 1 PART I, 1997, Pages 246-260

  Harding, Alice K ^a   Baring, Matthew G ^a,c   Gonthier, Peter L ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b HOPE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma rays: theory; Pulsars: individual (PSR 1509 58); Stars: magnetic fields

Indexed keywords

EID: 21444449466     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/303605     Document Type: Article

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