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Neutron StarsT h e d e a t h o f m a s s i v e s t a r s :
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCrmN8C5uH0
Neutron
starsStellar Evolution
Stellar Evolution
Gravity
=
Pressure
Neutron
stars
Stellar Evolution
Gravity
greater
than
Pressure
Neutron
stars
Neutron
starsStellar Evolution
Source: www.nasa.gov
Stellar Evolution
NEBULAE
For low-mass stars
SUPERNOVAE
For high-mass stars
Neutron
stars
Source: www.nasa.gov
Stellar Evolution Neutron
stars
Stellar Evolution Neutron
stars
Neutron star properties Neutron
stars
The mass of our Sun
Contained inside a
sphere of radius 10
km !
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fyYeJN2_mI
Equivalent to…
Neutron star properties Neutron
stars
Comparison Neutron
stars
Credits: sciencenews.org
How do they look like?
This is how
we thinkthey look
Neutron
stars
Credits: www.nasa.gov
This is how they
actually look
Source: NASA/Chandra X-rayObservatory
PSR J1846
How do they look like? Neutron
stars
Pulsars
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Neutron
stars
Pulsars
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Neutron
stars
Pulsars
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Neutron
stars
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKkIfDUzaQ0
Why are they interesting?
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Neutron
stars
Credits: google
The end
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Sou
rce: ww
w.n
asa.gov
Neutron
stars
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