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Pulsars as Probes of the Galactic Magnetic Field

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

A. G. Lyne
A. G. Lyne*
Affiliation:
University of Manchester Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories Jodrell Bank

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The high linear polarization of pulsar radiation allows a reasonably easy determination of the Faraday rotation measure. Unlike other radio sources, the impulsive nature of pulsar emission also permits a determination of the number of electrons responsible for the rotation, through the dispersion measure, DM.

Type
2. The Magnetic Field Structure of the Milky Way: The Meeting of Observation and Theory
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 140: Galactic and Intergalactic Magnetic Fields , 1990 , pp. 41 - 43
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1990 

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