Pulsar class
Pulsar
A rapidly rotating, magnetised neutron star observed as a source of regular pulses of radiation, usually in radio. The first was found in 1967 by Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish; thousands are now known, with periods from milliseconds to seconds. Pulsars are precise cosmic clocks used to test gravity and to search for gravitational waves.
Highlights
- ›A neutron star seen as a pulsing cosmic clock
Classes, physics & objects
Across compact objects
Knowledge connections
- Associated withThe Pulsar Mechanism
- Associated withPulsar Glitch
- Associated withNeutron Star
- Associated withMillisecond Pulsar
- Associated withRotation-Powered Pulsar
- Associated withThe Pulsar Mechanism
- Associated withPulsar Timing Array
- Associated withThe Crab Pulsar
- Associated withMillisecond Pulsar
- Associated withX-ray Pulsar
- Associated withRotation-Powered Pulsar
- Associated withThe Crab Pulsar
- Associated withThe Vela Pulsar
- Associated withPSR B1919+21
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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