Some Objects in the Milky Way Galaxy Are Observed to Eject

question 7

Multiple Choice

Some objects in the Milky Way Galaxy are observed to eject two oppositely directed jets of X-rays.These X-ray jets are believed to be from the accelerations of:

• A) energetic, charged particles ejected along the magnetic axes of a rotating neutron star.
• B) the material squirted out along the rotation axis of an accretion disk around a neutron star in a binary star system.
• C) the material transferred onto the surface of a white dwarf in a binary star system, then subsequently blasted into space by runaway thermonuclear fusion reactions.
• D) the material expelled from the far side of the companion star in a binary system, repelled by magnetic interaction with the pulsar.

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