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New observations of the wisps in the Crab Nebula show further examples of activity connected with sudden changes in the rotation rate of the pulsar. The evidence leads to a model of the “glitches” in which plasma is released explosively from the closed magneto-sphere of the neutron star.
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SCARGLE, J., PACINI, F. On the Mechanism of the Glitches in the Crab Nebula Pulsar. Nature Physical Science 232, 144–149 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci232144a0
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