The Pulsed Nature of the Radiation at All Wavelengths That

question 2

Multiple Choice

The pulsed nature of the radiation at all wavelengths that is seen to come from a pulsar is produced by the

• A) mutual orbiting and eclipsing of two very hot stars in a close binary system.
• B) rapid pulsation in size and hence brightness of a small white-dwarf star.
• C) rapid rotation of a neutron star that is producing two oppositely directed beams of radiation.
• D) extremely hot matter that is rapidly orbiting a black hole just prior to descending into it.

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