Pulsar class

X-ray Pulsar

A neutron star in a binary system that pulls gas from its companion; the gas is funnelled by the star's magnetic field onto its poles, where it heats up and shines in pulsed X-rays as the star rotates. X-ray pulsars are how many neutron stars are weighed, and how millisecond pulsars are recycled.

Highlights

›Accretion-powered pulses from a neutron-star binary

Neutron Star
Pulsar
Millisecond Pulsar
Accretion Disk

Across compact objects

Millisecond Pulsar
Rotation-Powered Pulsar

Knowledge connections

Associated withMillisecond Pulsar
Associated withNeutron Star
Associated withPulsar
Associated withMillisecond Pulsar
Associated withAccretion Disk
Associated withRotation-Powered Pulsar

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X-ray Pulsar

Highlights

Classes, physics & objects

Across compact objects

Knowledge connections

Sources

X-ray Pulsar

Highlights

Classes, physics & objects

Across compact objects

Knowledge connections

Sources