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Clocks in the sky: the story of pulsars

Pulsars are rapidly spinning neutron stars, the collapsed cores of once massive stars that ended their lives as supernova explosions. Pulsar rotation rates can reach incredible speeds, up to hundreds of times per second. This title explores the history, subsequent discovery and contemporary research...

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Autor principal: McNamara, Geoff
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: Springer 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76562-4
http://cds.cern.ch/record/1201654
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Sumario:Pulsars are rapidly spinning neutron stars, the collapsed cores of once massive stars that ended their lives as supernova explosions. Pulsar rotation rates can reach incredible speeds, up to hundreds of times per second. This title explores the history, subsequent discovery and contemporary research into pulsar astronomy.