Newly discovered rotating radio sources can be explained by the stability of their frequency through the rotation of a neutron star. Due to the presence of strong magnetic fields and high rotation speeds, relative velocities will form in any plasma within the surrounding magnetism, leading to radiation in a pulsar-like pattern.
Summary
Newly discovered rotating radio sources can be explained by the stability of their frequency through the rotation of a neutron star. Due to the presence of strong magnetic fields and high rotation speeds, relative velocities will form in any plasma within the surrounding magnetism, leading to radiation in a pulsar-like pattern.
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This article was written by T. GOLD from the Radiation Physics and Space Research Center at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
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Copyright and Permissions: GOLD, T. Rotating Neutron Stars as a Source of Pulses for Radio Sources. Nature 218, 731-732 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/218731a0
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