The Pulsar Mechanism

Highlights

• ›A magnetised, spinning neutron star as a cosmic lighthouse

Classes, physics & objects

• Neutron Star
• Pulsar
• The Crab Pulsar

Across compact objects

• Pulsar
• The Crab Pulsar
• PSR B1919+21

Knowledge connections

• Associated withNeutron Star
• Associated withPulsar
• Associated withThe Crab Pulsar
• Associated withPulsar
• Associated withThe Crab Pulsar
• Associated withPSR B1919+21

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

  Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.