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Astronomers uncover details of pulsar M53A's spin and motion
X-ray and gamma-ray telescopes. Discovered in 1989 by the Arecibo Observatory, PSR B1310+18A, (M53A for short) is a pulsar in an old globular cluster (GC) NGC 5024 (also known as M53) located some ...
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China Focus: China's observatory discovers ultra-high-energy gamma-ray radiation from tail of pulsar
China's cosmic ray observatory has detected ultra-high-energy gamma-ray radiation from the tail region of a pulsar, indicating a robust particle acceleration process in this area, according to the ...
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Artist´s impression of the process (IMAGE)
The researchers think that infrared light particles (photons) from the poles of the pulsar are boosted to gamma-ray energies (blue) by fast electrons. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...
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A Self-Guided Tour of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
It's not easy to imagine how high the frequency of a high-energy gamma ray is. During the time it takes for its wave to go through one cycle, a gamma-ray wave traveling at the speed of light will ...
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Observations of a nearby pulsar wind nebula reveal a radio jet feature with a helical magnetic field inside
Previous observations of G 11.2–0.3 have found that its PWN hosts a possible jet feature close to the X-ray pulsar region, and complex filaments. Recently, a team of astronomers led by Yu Zhang ...