Zebra-pattern pulsar (IMAGE)

University of Kansas

Zebra-pattern pulsar

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Medvedev modeled wave diffraction off a circular reflecting region with radially varying index of refraction outside of it to better understand the Crab Nebula’s zebra pattern.

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Mikhail Medvedev

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