The Temperature of the Hot Spots Caused by the Impact

question 98

Multiple Choice

The temperature of the hot spots caused by the impact of transferred matter onto the surface of a pulsar can be 10⁸ K. What is the peak wavelength in the blackbody spectrum of such a spot, and in what range of the electromagnetic spectrum does it occur?

• A) 2.9 *10^-11 nm; gamma ray
• B) 2.9 *10^-2 nm; X-ray
• C) 290 nm; ultraviolet
• D) 2.9 *10⁷ nm; radio

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