X-rays from curvature radiation?

• At frequency 10 Hz luminosity ~ 10 J/s requires g ~ 10 and no. particles radiating nV ~ 10 - 10 depending on density.

• This is too many for such energetic particles => X-rays emitted by normal synchrotron

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