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spin-down luminosity

(pulsar's energy extracted from slowing rotation)

A pulsar's spin-down luminosity is the rate of its kinetic-energy loss in the slowing of its rotation. This rate is considered a good approximation of the luminosity of the pulsar's EMR emission, though the pulsar could possibly have other energy sources and sinks.


(pulsars,magnetism,rotation)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron_star#Spin_down
https://www.cv.nrao.edu/~sransom/web/Ch6.html
http://www.ira.inaf.it/~ddallaca/9_pulsars.pdf
https://radio.astro.gla.ac.uk/pulsar_course/lecture05.pdf

Referenced by page:
magnetic dipole braking

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