The phase-resolved high energy spectrum of the crab pulsar

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1425-1431

  Jia, J J ^a   Tang, Anisia P S ^a   Takata, J ^b   Chang, H K ^b   Cheng, K S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Neutron stars; Pulsars; Radiation mechanism; Radiation processes

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRODYNAMICS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PHOTONS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION;

CRAB PULSARS; NEUTRON STARS; RADIATION MECHANISM;

STARS;

EID: 35248843144     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.02.076     Document Type: Article

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