Optical radiation from the Crab pulsar

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Feb 1975

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Astrophysical Journal, vol. 196, Feb. 15, 1975, pt. 1, p. 73-82.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Astronomical Models, Coherent Light, Crab Nebula, Light Emission, Pulsars, Stellar Radiation, Compton Effect, Electron Bunching, Polar Caps, Positrons, Synchrotron Radiation

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Possible mechanisms for producing the optical radiation from the Crab pulsar are proposed and discussed. There are severe difficulties in interpreting the radiation as being produced by an incoherent process, whether it be synchrotron radiation, inverse-Compton radiation, or curvature radiation. It is proposed, therefore, that radiation in the optical part of the spectrum is coherent. In the polar cap model, a small bunch of electrons and positrons forms near each primary electron as a result of the pair-production cascade process. Turbulent electric field components associated with large-scale bunching may lead to separation of the electrons and positrons in space and in energy, with the result that coherent radiation may be produced by the electrons, the positrons, or both. Calculations, which involve a number of simplifying assumptions, indicate that the optical radiation from the Crab pulsar can be understood in this way if the mass of the star is approximately 0.3 solar mass. Various consequences of this model, which may be subjected to observational test, are discussed.

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