Undergrad The brightness and linear polarization of pulsars

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The discussion centers on the potential correlation between the linear polarization degree and brightness of pulsars. It is suggested that pulsars, being similar in size, have brightness primarily influenced by temperature, which decreases with age. A recent pulsar radiation model indicates a speculative positive correlation between linear polarization and brightness. However, there is uncertainty regarding existing statistical research on this relationship. The thread seeks input on any relevant studies that may have explored this correlation.
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I have a question to ask everyone.

Is there a positive correlation between the linear polarization degree of pulsars and their brightness in statistics? Or, is it true that the brighter the pulsar, the greater the linear polarization component?
 
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ZX.Liang said:
I have a question to ask everyone.

Is there a positive correlation between the linear polarization degree of pulsars and their brightness in statistics? Or, is it true that the brighter the pulsar, the greater the linear polarization component?
Pulsars are all about the same size so their brightness I expect depends mainly on their temperature, which decreases slowly with age. I dunno about polarization.
 
Not long ago, we published a new pulsar radiation model at MNRAS (https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stae909).
According to our model, it is speculated that the linear polarization component of pulsars should be statistically positively correlated with theirs brightness. But we don't know if anyone has conducted statistical research in this area. So I would like to ask if anyone has seen any reports on this topic.
 

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