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After going nova some stars turn into neutron star - being composed almost entirely of neutrons. These are very compact and massive and rotate extremely quickly. Typically the magnetic poles of the neutron star do not correspond to the rotational poles so the stars has a rotating magnetic field which is one of the conditions you need to produce radio waves. The radio waves produce by this situation is a beam of radio waves from the star's poles. As this beam sweeps out a cone there are times when it is pointed towards a potential observer and times when it is not. The pulses are the times when the beam flashes over the observer.
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Where are pulsars located in space?
Pulsars are located every where around the universe keep in mind pulsars are neutron stars so that means they were formed by large stars that have aged and died out
Some neutron stars that emit pulses of radiation called?
Gamma rays
Where do pulsars originate from?
The collapse of massive stars - the same as neutron stars.
Are pulsars found in supernova remnants.?
Yes. All pulsars and neutron stars are the remnants of a supernova explosion.
Why are you studying pulsars?
Because I am interested in neutron stars.
Flickering neutron stars formed in supernovas?
pulsars
Are pulsars a kind of neutron star?
Pulsars are not only a kind of neutron star, they are neutron stars. See related question.
Why does the short length of pulsar pulses eliminate normal stars as possible pulsars?
The short length of pulsar pulses eliminate normal stars as possible pulsars because normal stars do not have strong enough magnetic fields.
Why are pulsars hot?
Pulsars and neutron stars are hot because of all the residual heat left over in the core of the original star.
Scientists now believe that atoms are made up of smaller elementary particles call 'pulsars' or 'quarks'?
Pulsars --------------------------------------------Correction Pulsars are neutron stars that emit pulsating EM radiation at predictable frequencies. Obviously neutrons stars (something massive stars can collapse into when they die) are not the elementary particles of the universe. Therefore, 'quarks'.
Will the sun turn into a pulsar?
No. It does not have enough mass. Only stars 8 times the mass of the sun or greater can become pulsars. The sun will become a white dwarf.
Are rotating stars that emit directional beams of radio waves?
pulsars
