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Effect of Faraday rotation on the circular polarization of the Crab NebulaThe effect of Faraday rotation on the circular polarization of an electromagnetic wave propagating through a magnetized plasma is calculated for various limits of the plasma and wave parameters appropriate to a 30-Hz wave in the Crab Nebula. It is shown that a static magnetic field of the proper geometry and only a few times stronger than the wave field can reduce the circular polarization of the nonlinear inverse Compton radiation to a value below the observed upper limit.-
Document ID
19740047178
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
doi:10.1086/152795
Authors
Gerver, M. J. (California, University Berkeley, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
April 15, 1974
Publication Information
Publication: Astrophysical Journal
Volume: 189
Subject Category
Space Sciences
Accession Number
74A29928
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGR-05-003-453
Distribution Limits
Public
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