The nature of pulsar radiation

F Pacini; M J Rees

doi:10.1038/226622a0

The nature of pulsar radiation

Nature. 1970 May 16;226(5246):622-4. doi: 10.1038/226622a0.

Authors

F Pacini¹, M J Rees

Affiliation

¹ Cornell-Sydney University Astronomy Center, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.

PMID: 16057423
DOI: 10.1038/226622a0

Abstract

Pulsar radiation may be due to particles which gyrate while moving in bunches along curved orbits. If emitted by electrons, the pulses should come from near the speed of light circle; if emitted by protons, they should arise within a few stellar radii of the underlying star.