What Is the Characteristic Observational Signal Produced by a Pulsar

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Multiple Choice

What is the characteristic observational signal produced by a pulsar?

• A) a faint, steady glow of infrared light
• B) regularly timed pulses of light
• C) semiregular novae
• D) bursts of X-rays at irregular intervals
• E) a single burst of gamma rays

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