Glossary term: 脉冲星
Description: 脉冲星是一颗快速旋转的中子星，它的强磁场会产生两束方向相反的强烈辐射。当它掠过我们的视线方向时，射电望远镜可以探测到这种辐射的短暂脉冲。脉冲星的直径约为 10-20 公里，质量通常是太阳的 1.5 倍。它们每秒旋转一次到几百次不等，可以作为非常精确的时钟。有些脉冲星被探测到是伽马射线或 X 射线源。在我们的银河系中已经探测到 3000 多颗脉冲星。此外，在银河系外的麦哲伦云中也探测到了大约 30 颗脉冲星。脉冲星是星际介质的探测器，也是广义相对论的测试工具，还可能用于探测黑洞合并产生的引力波。
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