An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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X-ray pulsar
  پولسار ِ پرتوهای ِ ایکس، تپار ِ ~ ~  
pulsâr-e partowhâ-ye iks, tapâr-e ~ ~
Fr.: pulsar X  

A regularly variable X-ray source in which the pulsation is associated with the rotation of a magnetized neutron star in an → X-ray binary. Periods range from a few seconds to a few minutes. Examples include Hercules X-1, Centaurus X-3, Cygnus X-3.

See also: → X-ray; → pulsar.