The Source of the Beams of Electromagnetic Radiation (Including Light

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Multiple Choice

The source of the beams of electromagnetic radiation (including light in some cases) emitted by pulsars is

• A) charged particles traveling along the magnetic axes of rotating neutron stars; the particles emit light as they are accelerated.
• B) electrons flowing out along the rotation axis of an accretion disk around a neutron star; the electrons are accelerated and hence emit light.
• C) the surface of a normal star that has a white dwarf companion; the white dwarf creates a hot spot on the normal star that emits a beam of light as the stars rotate around each other.
• D) jets of material flowing out along the rotation axis of the accretion disk around a black hole; collisions in the jets heat the material and produce light.

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