The Highest Luminosity Burst of Radiation Observed from a Pulsar

question 12

Multiple Choice

The highest luminosity burst of radiation observed from a pulsar is the result of _____.

• A) the pulsation of a neutron star's surface
• B) a "hot spot" that rotates around the equator of a pulsar
• C) a spinning beam of radiation emerging from the pulsar's poles
• D) the rotation of an accretion disk transferring matter to the pulsar's surface
• E) the revolution of a binary companion that eclipses the pulsar, then reveals it

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