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.
Source: Astronomers detect synchronous X-ray and radio mode switching of the pulsar PSR B0823+26
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday August 21 2018, @02:22PM
Look, maybe electric universe people could find a more productive pursuit. Abandon their silly explanations for pulsar variations. It's aliens! Their advanced civilization manipulates pulsars to broadcast signals, navigational information, and infomercials.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.