pulsar

Noun

Meaning

a degenerate neutron star; small and extremely dense; rotates very fast and emits regular pulses of polarized radiation

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

nova population press click star atmosphere magnitude push pressed pushing pressing quasar double star PSR laser
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Hypernyms

neutron star

Phrases with the word

double binary pulsar double binary pulsar star double binary pulsar star system binary double pulsar binary double pulsar star binary double pulsar star system

Examples

A large portion of the star's angular momentum is dissipated as a result of mass loss through the stellar wind. citation In spite of this, the rate of rotation for a pulsar can be very rapid. Source: Internet

Another is that a pulsar was formed, but with either an unusually large or small magnetic field. Source: Internet

Biognosys announced rapid processing of timsTOF Pro 4D PASEF data with SpectroMine, their software solution for multiplexed and label-free quantitative DDA proteomics, built around the powerful Pulsar search engine. Source: Internet

Abstract: The double pulsar system PSR J0737-3039A/B is unique in that both neutron stars are detectable as radio pulsars. Source: Internet

Many millisecond pulsars were later discovered, but PSR B1937+21 remained the fastest-spinning known pulsar for 24 years, until PSR J1748-2446ad (which spins more than 700 times a second) was discovered. Source: Internet

At the centre of the Crab Nebula sits a super-dense neutron star, known as a pulsar. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Pulrossie pulsable pulsant pulsar binary star pulsar binary star system pulsar binary system