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LARGE magnetic fields at the surface of neutron stars favour the formation of a condensed phase of electrons and positrons. It is possible to account for the narrow γ-ray line recently observed in the Crab spectrum from this phase with a flux of electrons and positrons at the surface of the neutron star in the Crab consistent with a recent model.
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VARMA, C. Electron-positron flux at the surface of the pulsar in the Crab. Nature 267, 686–687 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/267686a0
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