Chiu and Canuto 1971

Chiu, H.Y., and V. Canuto, 1971: Theory of radiation mechanism of pulsars. I. Astrophys. J., 163, 577-594.

A possible mechanism for pulsar radiation is proposed. A maserlike action is shown to take place on account of a nonthermal distribution of the electrons due to the presence of an electric field. The radiation process takes place via Coulomb bremsstrahlung of the elecrtons in the presence of a strong quantizing magnetic field. The model predicts that the amplification of radiation in the radio range gives brightness temperatures ranging from 10²¹° to over 10³¹°K, depending on the individual pulsar. This is in the range of the observed brightness temperature of pulsars.

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Chiu, H.Y., and Canuto, V.: Theory of radiation mechanism of pulsars. I, Astrophys. J., 163, 577-594, 1971.

Chiu, H.Y., and V. Canuto (1971), Theory of radiation mechanism of pulsars. I, Astrophys. J., 163, 577-594.

Chiu, H.Y., and V. Canuto, 1971: Theory of radiation mechanism of pulsars. I. Astrophys. J., 163, 577-594.

Chiu, H.Y., & Canuto, V. 1971, Astrophys. J., 163, 577.

Chiu HY, Canuto V. Theory of radiation mechanism of pulsars. I, Astrophys J 1971;163:577-594.

H.Y. Chiu, V. Canuto, Astrophys. J. 163, 577-594 (1971).