Description: 中子星是一个非常密集和紧凑的恒星残骸，形成于大质量恒星核心的坍塌。质量约为八倍太阳质量或更多的恒星在其恒星演化的最后，核心会坍塌，触发超新星爆炸。坍塌的核心密度大于大多数原子核，并主要由中子组成。这一点的原因是，在大质量恒星极热和极密的坍塌核心中，质子和电子结合形成中子。中子星的下限质量为1.4倍太阳质量，上限约为3倍太阳质量——超过这个质量，物体将坍塌为黑洞。高度磁化的中子星被称为磁星。已知的绝大多数中子星以射电脉冲星的形式被观测到。

Related Terms:

• 黑洞
• Neutron
• 原子核
• 脉冲星
• 太阳质量
• 超新星
• 白矮星
• 超新星遗迹

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