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WE propose here that the Crab nebula was produced by the explosion of a helium star in a close binary already containing a neutron star. This explosion would be caused by a complete spiralling of the neutron star into the helium star, which was totally disrupted1. The neutron star would be spun up in the process and be identified with PSR0532.
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KOCHHAR, R. Is Crab nebula a disrupted helium star?. Nature 277, 116 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/277116a0
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