What Are "Thermal Pulses

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Multiple Choice

What are "thermal pulses"?

• A) These are the loops formed on the H-R diagram as the evolutionary tracks of low-mass stars move beyond the planetary nebula stage.
• B) These are the pulses of radiation emitted during helium shell flashes.
• C) This is another name for the high luminosity pulses of radiation emitted periodically by variable stars.
• D) This is the burst of radiation given off during a nova.

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