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Crab Pulsar is the rotating neutron star's features,
Crab Pulsar is the rotating neutron star's features, importance in astronomy
The Crab Pulsar is the rotating neutron star. The Crab pulsar is the main energy source of the nebula. A pulsar is a rotating neutron star or white dwarf that emits electromagnetic radiation. Neutron stars and black holes are also described as pulsars.
The X-ray polarization measurement is so complex that so far the only measurement obtained worldwide is the Crab Nebula pulsar.
The Crab Nebula pulsar, the remains of a massive stellar explosion known as Supernova, was observed in 1054 AD. Pulsars possess strong gravitational and magnetic fields trillion times than that on the Earth.
They are sources of intense X-ray radiation, Electromagnetic waves similar to light but have ten to hundred thousand times higher energy.
Astronomers studied properties of this radiation to make a picture of compact objects and their surroundings.
Another feature of the measurements is the study of polarization properties at different rotation phase of the pulsar which has not been done so far.
The team had to observe the Crab pulsar many times and combine data of month due to its small ration period.
