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The optical polarization of this pulsar has been measured and compared with its radio polarization and the optical polarization of the surrounding nebula.
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COCKE, W., DISNEY, M., MUNCASTER, G. et al. Optical Polarization of the Crab Nebula Pulsar. Nature 227, 1327–1329 (1970) doi:10.1038/2271327a0
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High Time Resolution Astronomical Polarimetry with GASP
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