Accretion Column · Magnetic Funnel
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Field 10¹² G
Luminosity — erg s⁻¹
Feature
Dipole field lines
Channeled plasma
Radiative shock
X-ray beam
Unseel.com · The Accretion Column: A Magnetic Funnel Onto a Neutron Star's Pole