millisecond pulsar
C29550
concept
A millisecond pulsar is a rapidly rotating neutron star that emits beams of electromagnetic radiation and spins hundreds of times per second, typically having been "spun up" by accreting matter from a companion star.
Instances (3)
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first millisecond pulsar PSR B1937+21
surface form:
PSR B1937+21
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M. M. Goss
surface form:
PSR B1937+21
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Michael Davis
surface form:
PSR B1937+21
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