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

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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

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Stellar Evolution Neutron

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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

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Comparison Neutron

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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

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How do they look like? Neutron

stars

Pulsars

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Pulsars

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Pulsars

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Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKkIfDUzaQ0

Why are they interesting?

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stars

Credits: google

The end

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