The optical luminosity of very fast pulsars

Details The optical luminosity of very fast pulsars The optical luminosity of very fast pulsars

Nov 1983

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 274, Nov. 1, 1983, p. 369-371. Research supported by the Ministero della Pu

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Pulsars, Stellar Luminosity, Electron-Positron Pairs, Monochromatic Radiation, Stellar Radiation, Synchrotron Radiation, Temporal Distribution

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The authors discuss the secular changes in the optical output of pulsars assuming that the emission process is incoherent synchrotron by secondary e+-e- pairs. The monochromatic luminosity turns out to be a very steep function of the period, in agreement with the observational evidence. For pulsars spinning much faster than PSR 0531, synchrotron reabsorption may set in at optical frequencies and greatly reduce their visibility.

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