Pulsars

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Questions in this category have been asked by DC, PJ

  • Can you get pulsed emission from a compact object?
  • What are X-ray pulsars & why do we observe pulsed X-ray emission?
  • What is a radio pulsar?
    • What powers it?
    • How can we measure the power radiated?
  • What are typical pulsar periods?
    • What's the difference between millisecond and second pulsars?
    • Why is the period approximately constant?
    • Why does it decay?
    • Why does the B field decay?