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GAMMA-RAY PULSAR [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
  • Space Physics
CONT

A gamma-ray pulsar is a compact neutron star that accelerates charged particles to relativistic speeds in its extremely strong magnetic field.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
  • Physique spatiale
CONT

[Le pulsar] s'appelle PSR J0540-6919, mais ce nom de code ne devrait pas masquer son caractère exceptionnel : c'est le premier pulsar gamma — une de ces étoiles très denses en rotation rapide sur elle-même émettant des rayons gamma de très haute énergie — que les astronomes ont pu repérer au sein d'une autre galaxie que la nôtre.

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