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A pulsar is a rapidly rotating neutron star. It produces flashing signals, either in the visible light spectrum, or the radio spectrum, or both. When radio pulsars were first discovered, the period of the signal was so precise, it was originally thought that they were radio signals from an alien source.
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How do you define a pulsar?
A pulsar is an extraterrestrial source emitting regular waves of electromagnetic radiation which is believed to be a rapidly rotating neutron star.
A rapidly rotating neutron star with an offset magnetic field that appears to blink to a distant observer is called a?
A pulsar
What is the difference between a galaxy and a pulsar?
A galaxy is a massive collection of stars, most orbiting around a supermassive black hole.A pulsar is a rapidly rotating neutron star that emits a beam of electronic radiation.See related questions.
What is a dense rotating star?
A pulsar.
Is a pulsar a neutron star?
Yes. A pulsar is a rapidly spinning neutron star.
What type of energy does a pulsar emit?
A Pulsar is highly magnetised, rotating neutron star that emits a beam of electromagnetic radiation.
Where would you expect to find a pulsar?
A pulsar is a rapidly-spinning neutron star, the remains of a supernova explosion.
A neutron star that rotates rapidly and emits light?
It's called a pulsar. However - ALL young neutron stars emit the said beam. It's only if that beam is detectable on Earth is it called a pulsar. So a Neutron Star and a Pulsar are the same thing. See related questions. but then again they are different.
Why may there be more pulsars then we observe?
A "pulsar" is a rapidly rotating neutron star. The pulses are pulses of X-rays or gamma rays that are radiated continuously, but which are only detectable when the beam is pointed at the Earth.It seems likely that there are a great number of rotating neutron stars that do not happen to point at the Earth. They would not, therefore, be detectable.
What are the most rapidly rotating neutron stars?
The fastest spinning neutron star that we've found so far is XTE J1739-285, which spins 1122 times every second. It was found by NASA's Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) satellite. The most rapidly spinning pulsar, however, remains PSR J1748 2446ad, which spins 716 times a second. This pulsar was found by a team at Montreal's McGill University.
Stars that spin rapidly and give off radio waves are called?
pulsar
Is Neptune rotating rapidly on is axis?
Not particularly: Jupiter and Saturn rotate more rapidly.
