Coherent radiation from the Crab nebula wisps: a reanalysis.
Abstract
Summary. A recent model for the origin of the wisps' light, involving stimulated emission, is investigated in some detail. It is found that the proposed mechanism cannot be operative at optical frequencies. Key words: Crab nebula - coherent radiation
- Publication:
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Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Pub Date:
- February 1979
- Bibcode:
- 1979A&A....72..261S
- Keywords:
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- Astronomical Models;
- Coherent Radiation;
- Crab Nebula;
- Magnetic Flux;
- Pulsars;
- Astrophysics;
- Crab Nebula