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THERE is a possibility that the pulsar distance estimates based on the dispersion measure (DM) are unreliable and I will consider in this communication the chief arguments to support this contention. I will also introduce a tentative period–luminosity function and finally a new distance determination.
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CAVALLO, G. Period–Luminosity Function for Pulsars. Nature Physical Science 231, 35–36 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci231035a0
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