Cyclotron line formation in the accretion column of an X-ray pulsar

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Mar 1980

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980apj...236..904n&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 236, Mar. 15, 1980, p. 904-910.

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Cyclotron Radiation, Line Spectra, Polarization (Waves), Pulsars, Stellar Mass Accretion, X Ray Stars, Light Scattering, Magnetic Effects, Photoabsorption, Radiative Transfer, Stellar Spectra

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A new line-formation mechanism which might operate in the strong magnetic field near the surface of an X-ray pulsar is proposed. The strong polarization dependence of the photon propagation in the accreted plasma has an important effect on the spectrum of the pulsar. Cyclotron lines can appear in emission because scattering from one polarization mode into the other increases the depth from which photons can escape.

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