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Hollow core?

G. J. Qiao, J. F. Liu, Y. Wang, X. J. Wu, J. L. Han

astro-pharXiv:astro-ph/9911306

Abstract

We carried out the Gaussian fitting to the profile of PSR B1237+25 and found that six components rather than five are necessary to make a good fit. In the central part, we found that the core emission is not filled pencil beam but is a small hollow cone. This implies that the impact angle could be β<0.5. The ``hollow core'' is in agreement with Inverse Compton Scattering model of radio pulsars.

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