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Astronomers Detect Synchronous X-Ray and Radio Mode Switching of the Pulsar PSR B0823+26

posted by mrpg on Tuesday August 21 2018, @03:00AM   Printer-friendly
from the fm dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

An international team of astronomers has detected synchronous X-ray and radio mode switching between radio-bright and a radio-quiet modes in the pulsar PSR B0823+26. The discovery marks the second time that such synchronous mode switching has been observed in a pulsar. The finding is detailed in a paper published August 6 on arXiv.org.

To date, synchronous X-ray and radio mode switching has been identified only in one old and nearly aligned pulsar known as PSR B0943+10. Therefore, astronomers are interested in finding such behavior in other objects in order to improve knowledge about the poorly understood mechanisms behind this activity.

[...] PSR B0823+26, located some 1,000 light years away from the Earth, is one of the brightest radio pulsars in the Northern sky. It has a period about 530 milliseconds, a spin-down age of approximately 4.9 million years and an inferred magnetic field of around 980 billion G.

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  • (Score: -1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 21 2018, @03:34AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 21 2018, @03:34AM (#724042)

    See here:

    In particular, see the 417 second mark [youtube.com] or maybe jump ahead to 523 seconds [youtube.com]; there is an electromagnetic model that provides an explanation without invoking the notion of a neutron star or mechanical spinning.

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  • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 21 2018, @04:01AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 21 2018, @04:01AM (#724045)

    The OP is completely on topic. This is interesting, and I'm glad the OP posted it.

    Please, mods, do the right thing, and mod the OP back up to default visibility.

    • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday August 21 2018, @01:57PM (1 child)

      by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday August 21 2018, @01:57PM (#724155) Journal

      Please, mods, do the right thing, and mod the OP back up to default visibility.

      clickitey clickitey click . . . . googling . . . clickitey click . . .

      https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/nz7neg/electric-universe-theory-thunderbolts-project-wallace-thornhill [vice.com]

      "Electric universe" theory is at odds with everything modern science has determined about the universe. Yet something about it sparks fervor in the hearts of believers.

      That sounds like anti vaxers. (even though Digital Equipment did a good job) Or homeopathic medicine (even though it might help someone who needs a drink of water)

      --
      The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 21 2018, @07:11PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 21 2018, @07:11PM (#724315)

        The Church tried to grind Galileo into the ground, too, when he questioned the prevailing dogma.