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脈衝星,英文pulsar,指有電磁波射出嘅恆星,實質係中子星一種,磁性極強,兩極會射出電磁波。中子星自轉時,有如燈塔之光,電磁波兩束轉動,掃射有如脈衝。由於中子星好細,質量好高,自轉速度可以去幾秒甚至幾微秒一圈,亦就係脈衝週期。
英文pulsar,來自pulsating radio star,意思脈衝無綫電星。初頭中子星只係理論上有,未觀測到。初發現脈衝星,只測到有不知名無綫電波訊號,以為係外星人綠人仔(little green man)發,有外星文明。及後發現好幾個,先再推斷出中子星。而射出亦唔只無綫電,高頻如X光甚至迦碼射綫都有。
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