Magnetic energy & nebula
Neutron star slows down => energy sufficient to feed nebula
What about the magnetic energy?
Consider energy released at light cylinder.
Notes:
We have seen a simple calculation which demonstrated that the slowing down of the neutron star’s rotation produces enough energy to explain the pulsar emission and feed the surrounding nebula.
We will now consider the release of magnetic energy from the pulsar at the light cylinder and see how this compares.