X-ray pulsar
Astronomy
noun
A receptor in an X-ray binary that is a pulsar.
- The receptor is a magnetic neutron star, and gas flowing into it from the companion star gains enough energy to produce X-rays from the magnetic poles of the neutron star..
Origin
1960s.
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