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It is shown that the low frequency radiation emitted by a magnetic neutron star with the axis of its dipole field at an angle to the rotation axis, is periodic. This low frequency radiation accelerates electrons and protons to high energies. The synchrotron radiation emitted by the high energy particles in the ambient magnetic field is shown to be the pulsar radiation.
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Communicated by Prof. R. R. Daniel,f.a.sc.
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Apparao, K.M.V. A mechanism for pulsar radiation. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 73, 1–6 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03047330
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03047330