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Magnetic Pole Emission from Pulsars
I've been reading up on some pulsar emission theory (admittedly written in the 70's and 80's, but I figured that's a good place to start), namely this review by Curtis Michel as well as the book Black ...
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Regarding binary systems
Are binary systems (in case of stars and other celestial bodies) more favorable than independent existence? I've been going through an article regarding pulsars, where it was stated that 'many pulsars ...
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Pulsar beam radiant intensity distribution
I'm curious about the radiant intensity distribution of pulsars: what's the general dependence of intensity on angle, and what are typical angular beam widths? How much does the beam width vary ...
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Where to find information on the pulsar map written to Voyager's golden record?
Where might I find details about the pulsar map written on the Voyager's golden record?
This diagram defines the location of our Sun utilizing 14
pulsars of known directions from our sun. ...
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What causes millisecond pulsars to speed up?
Millisecond pulsars are supposed to be old neutron stars. However, they are spinning even more rapidly than newly formed pulsars. Since pulsars slow down as they age, something must have caused ...
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Ability to detect pulsars
Am I correct it remembering that unless a pulsars beams plane faces earth we can not detect them. And that similarly inbetween the pulses we can't see them either?
If so how does this differ from ...
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Is it possible that all neutron stars are actually pulsars?
I'm assing that what I've been told is true:
We can only detect pulsars if their beam(s) of electromagnet radiation is directed at Earth.
That pulsars are the same as neutron stars only they emit ...
