The eGect of a strong magnetic 6eld on neutron stars or white dwarfs is calculated for Thomson scattering in a fully ionized collisionless plasma. The photon mean free path can be greatly extended for propagation nearly parallel or, for the extraordinary mode, nearly perpendicular to the field.
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