Neutron stars - How pulsars get their spins

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Burrows, A [1 ]
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[1] Univ Arizona, Dept Astron, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
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10.1038/30108
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
A supernova explosion announces the spectacular death of a massive star. The remnant is usually a neutron star, tiny and dense, and often spinning rapidly and travelling at high speed through the Galaxy. A provocative new thesis forms a bridge between the physics of supernovae and the spin and velocity of neutron stars.
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