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A Rotating, Magnetized Neutron Star

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A Rotating, Magnetized Neutron Star
Calculations reveal that many neutron stars rotate rapidly and possess powerful magnetic fields. Charged particles are accelerated
near a neutron star’s magnetic poles and produce two oppositely directed beams of radiation. As the star rotates
(going from a to b is half a rotation period), the beams sweep around the sky. If Earth happens to lie in the path of a beam
(a, but not b), we see the neutron star as a pulsar.
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