An X-Ray Burster Occurs in a Pulsar When ____

question 51

Multiple Choice

An X-ray burster occurs in a pulsar when ____.

• A) accreted helium suddenly fuses in a nova-like explosion
• B) the Chandrasekhar limit is exceeded and the object collapses
• C) carbon deflagration destroys the object
• D) it merges with a binary companion
• E) hydrogen fusion ignites in an accretion disk around it

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