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The 42 pages that link to Pulsar, each with the reason it gives.

• Stellar evolutionBroader topic: Pulsars make some neutron-star remnants detectable long after their progenitor stars have died.

• Radio astronomyBroader topic: Radio pulse timing reveals neutron-star physics and enables precise tests of gravity.

• Neutron starBroader topic: A pulsar is an observable neutron star whose rotation and magnetic field produce timed signals.

• Radio telescopeBroader topic: Radio telescopes measure pulsar pulses with the timing precision needed to study neutron stars.

• Gamma rayRelated: Some pulsars emit periodic gamma rays powered by particle acceleration in their magnetospheres.

• Gamma-ray astronomyRelated: Gamma-ray observations reveal energetic pulsars and help locate where their magnetospheres accelerate particles.

• Arecibo ObservatoryRelated: Arecibo observations helped establish the nature of the first binary pulsar.

• Conservation of angular momentumBroader topic: A stellar core’s collapse can greatly increase its rotation rate while conserving angular momentum.

• Jocelyn Bell BurnellBroader topic: Bell Burnell recognized the repeating radio pulses that established this new class of astronomical object.

• Search for extraterrestrial intelligenceCompared with: Pulsars initially appeared artificial because their radio pulses were remarkably regular.

• Stellar rotationBroader topic: Its precisely timed pulses make rotation periods far easier to measure than for ordinary stars.

• MagnetarCompared with: Pulsars share magnetar structure, but ordinary pulsars are identified chiefly by rotational emission.

• TechnosignatureCompared with: Regular pulses once seemed potentially artificial but have a well-established natural explanation.

• Circular polarizationRelated: Pulsar radio signals can contain measurable circular polarization that reveals magnetized emission conditions.

• Faraday rotationRelated: Pulsar polarization and dispersion measurements constrain magnetic fields in intervening plasma.

• Millisecond pulsarNarrower topic: The pulse mechanism makes a millisecond pulsar observable as a timed signal.

• Neutron degeneracy pressureBroader topic: Pulsars are observable neutron stars whose existence depends on a compact remnant resisting collapse.

• PrecessionRelated: Precession can alter a pulsar's beam direction and produce long-term changes in its observed pulses.

• Pulsar wind nebulaNarrower topic: Its rotation supplies the energy that drives the nebula.

• Crab PulsarNarrower topic: The Crab Pulsar is a particularly energetic and well-studied member of this class.

• National Radio Astronomy ObservatoryRelated: Radio observatories such as NRAO's facilities made pulsar timing and population studies possible.

• Pioneer plaqueNarrower topic: Pulsar directions and periods encode the Sun’s position in the Milky Way.

• Tolman–Oppenheimer–Volkoff limitBroader topic: Precisely timed pulsars provide mass measurements that test proposed maximum-mass values.

• Fermi Gamma-ray Space TelescopeRelated: Fermi's gamma-ray survey revealed many pulsars, including ones faint at radio wavelengths.

• Green Bank TelescopeRelated: The telescope’s sensitivity supports precise timing and searches for faint pulsars.

• Martin RyleRelated: The 1974 Nobel citation also recognized Hewish’s role in discovering pulsars.

• Antony HewishBroader topic: The first known pulsar emerged as a repeating signal in Hewish’s survey.

• Quark starRelated: Some pulsars have measured masses and timing properties that constrain compact-star models.

• Jodrell Bank ObservatoryRelated: Pulsar observations became a major research program at the observatory.

• X-ray pulsarNarrower topic: X-ray pulsars are pulsars whose periodic signals are detected in X-rays.

• Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical TelescopeRelated: FAST has discovered many pulsars by detecting their faint periodic radio signals.

• Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr.Narrower topic: Pulsars serve as precise clocks for measuring motion and gravitational effects.

• PSR B1937+21Compared with: The broad pulsar category includes slower objects unlike this extreme millisecond rotator.

• SN 1054Narrower topic: The Crab Pulsar reveals the compact remnant through periodic emissions.

• Galactic astronomyBroader topic: Pulsar timing probes Galactic distances, magnetic fields, and the distribution of ionized gas.

• Messier 15Narrower topic: Messier 15's central millisecond pulsar belongs to this broader class of neutron stars.

• Astronomical radio sourceBroader topic: Its periodic radio pulses make it one of astronomy's most precisely timed sources.

• Astrophysical X-ray sourceBroader topic: Some pulsars emit X-rays from their surfaces, magnetospheres, or surrounding nebulae.

• Effelsberg 100-metre Radio TelescopeRelated: Effelsberg’s sensitive observations have helped measure pulsar signals and their timing.

• Low-Frequency ArrayRelated: LOFAR's low-frequency sensitivity supports studies of pulsar emission and propagation through space.

• Messier 4Narrower topic: A pulsar in Messier 4 provides a precise clock for studying the cluster.

• Radio-quiet neutron starNarrower topic: Radio-quiet neutron stars may be pulsars whose radio beams do not cross Earth.