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OBSERVATIONS of pulsar PSR 2218+47 at frequencies near 100 MHz, using the broad-band cross radio telescope at Pushchino, have shown a strong linear polarization. The plane of polarization depends on frequency; this is due to Faraday rotation in the interstellar medium.
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SHITOV, Y. Linear Polarization of Pulsar PSR 2218 + 47. Nature Physical Science 229, 179 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci229179a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/physci229179a0