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IT is generally accepted that pulsar emission is produced by material ejected from the surface of rotating neutron stars near the magnetic poles. The charged particles are thought to radiate as they are accelerated along magnetic field lines or as they approach the “speed of light cylinder”. But the exact mechanisms by which emission is produced over the full range of the spectrum from gamma rays to radio frequencies1,2 are not understood.
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GLENCROSS, W. Radiation from Flares near the Magnetic Poles of Pulsars. Nature 237, 157–158 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/237157a0
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