Question

One type of these bodies ceases to emit radiation at the so-called “death line.” A 2017 (-5[1])multi-messenger astronomy breakthrough (-5[1])involved measuring both gravitational waves and (-5[1])a gamma-ray burst (-5[2])from the merger (-5[3])of (10[1])two (-5[1])of (-5[1])these bodies, (10[3]-5[15])known as a (-5[1])kilonova. (10[2]-5[5])An (0[1]-5[1])upper limit (10[1]-5[1])on these bodies’ (-5[1])mass (10[2])is named for Tolman, (-5[3])Oppenheimer, (10[1]-5[1])and Volkov. (10[4])A “glitch” (10[1]0[1]-5[1])is a small increase in the frequency (10[1])emitted by rapidly rotating (10[1])examples (-5[1])of these (10[1])bodies (10[1]0[1])called (10[1])pulsars. (10[1]-5[1])Stars (10[1])whose (10[1])mass is just above the Chandrasekar limit form one of these bodies after a supernova instead of a white dwarf. (10[1])For 10 points, what extremely dense celestial bodies (-5[3])are named for a subatomic (10[1])particle? (10[10])■END■ (10[18]0[5])

ANSWER: neutron stars [accept pulsars until read; reject “stars”]
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Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY875%0%88%93.83
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%63%84.88
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY683%0%83%88.40
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY1090%0%70%95.89
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY956%0%89%97.40
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%60%89.40
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY875%0%75%76.17
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%33%58.67

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Andrew LeffingwellUW SlothUW Pride15-5
Carson KesslerUW LustUBC B18-5
Nicholas FowlerVirginiaVirginia Tech A24-5
Shawn RichardsonClemson BGeorgia Tech C27-5
Jesse MindleNC StateDuke B27-5
Rafeed Rahman TurjyaGeorgia AClemson A30-5
Diego AlmarazUNC AJames Madison B30-5
Saif Virani (UG)Fordham APenn B (DII)30-5
Alex Lin (DII)Rutgers BMaryland A (DII)3110
Alan FanUW EnvyBoise State32-5
Danny CutbillRIT ABinghamton B33-5
Peter SmithBinghamton ACornell A35-5
Brian ChenCornell GRIT C35-5
Alec RisoCornell DESF3510
Oliver Thompson (DII)CWRU C (UG)Michigan B (UG)35-5
Henry Nonnemaker (DII)CWRU A (UG) Michigan State B 35-5
Arjun Saulnier (DII)CWRU B (DII) Michigan A (UG) 35-5
Joyann HuaUBC AAlberta35-5
Justin ReevesVCUDuke A35-5
Karthik Krishnamurthy (DII)USCUCLA D35-5
Sidhant Chaliha (DII)Princeton A (UG)Bard A (UG)35-5
Chase Barrick (DII)Lehigh A (UG)NYU B35-5
Emma Victoria Byron (DII)Rutgers A (UG)Lehigh B (DII)35-5
Benjamin SMaryland BColumbia A35-5
Jiping FangIllinois AIndiana35-5
Arthur ZhangNorthwestern AIllinois B35-5
Ishaan SinghPurdue BNotre Dame C3510
Sebastian PujetWashU APurdue A3510
Emmett ChoChicago BWashU B35-5
Annika Larson (DII)Claremont AClaremont C38-5
Quinn VaughenRIT BCornell F39-5
Alec WestSyracuseCornell E39-5
Reed Sexton (UG)Michigan D (UG)Miami A (UG) 3910
Andrew Harms (DII)Michigan State A Michigan C 39-5
Andrea YuUW ChastityUW Greed39-5
Nick Machin (UG)UCLA AUCSD39-5
Jason Qin (DII)Columbia J (DII)Rowan A (DII)3910
Orion HochCornell CU of Rochester B40-5
Dylan BianchiUW GreedUW Chastity400
Joseph ColeUNC BAppalachian State B42-5
Vikas KothariNorthwestern BChicago A4210
Daniel ChenEmory OxfordAuburn A45-5
Yuki Brown (DII)Miami B (UG) Miami C (DII) 4610
Matthew WangUBC BUW Lust4610
Sam Hicks-Jirkans (DII)Ohio State B (DII) West Virginia A (UG) 50-5
Hayes BrownFurmanAuburn C50-5
Kevin CronkVirginia Tech BLiberty B50-5
Jacob Goodson (DII)Ohio State A (UG) Ohio State C (DII) 5110
Tianyu XuGeorgia Tech AGeorgia Tech E51-5
Aidan JonesLiberty ALiberty C5310
Ayush Patel (DII)UCLA CUCLA E5310
Ethan MaIllinois BNorthwestern A5310
Brielle RachIowa APurdue C5310
Sammy CarstensU of Rochester BCornell C550
Andrew YangColumbia BPenn A (DII)55-5
Srivishnu VusirikalaIllinois DSIUE5510
Ethan Furman (DII)Penn A (DII)Columbia B6210
Tarun KotiEmory ASouth Carolina A6610
Victor BenderPenn StateBinghamton C67-5
Jacob Cohen (UG)UCLA BClaremont B6910
Darrien LiangUW WrathUW Gluttony7010
Albert LiDuke BNC State700
Connor RonanSouth Carolina BVanderbilt A7110
Jeffery FloydSouthernAlabama A72-5
Steven SongIllinois CNotre Dame B7210
Griffin ElderTennessee AAuburn B7310
Sanika IyerIndianaIllinois A7410
Shalin ZerbeBinghamton BRIT A9410
Brahm GianiodisBelmontTennessee B102-5
Ivan SumaneevUNC CJames Madison A102-5
Laura JonesAppalachian State AUNC D102-5
Derek CColumbia AMaryland B10710
Jake CobovicBinghamton CPenn State10810
Jonathan ZhangCornell FRIT B10810
Dennis Yang (DII)Michigan A (UG) CWRU B (DII) 10810
Stephen Barstys (UG)Michigan B (UG)CWRU C (UG)10810
Kamil SwiatekAlbertaUBC A10810
Aaryan TomarGeorgia Tech CClemson B10810
Nathan SprouseVirginia Tech AVirginia10810
Miller DoerrLiberty BVirginia Tech B10810
Sumukh Murthy (UG)UCSDUCLA A10810
Ishan Pachauri (DII)UCLA DUSC10810
Vincent MisterkiewiczCornell ESyracuse10910
Kritanu SahaCornell ABinghamton A10910
Claire WangRIT CCornell G1090
Daniel Luebs (DII)Michigan State B CWRU A (UG) 10910
Daniel Huang (DII)Michigan C Michigan State A 10910
Pratham Banushali (DII)West Virginia A (UG) Ohio State B (DII) 10910
Jacob BieriBoise StateUW Envy10910
Luke StroleUW PrideUW Sloth10910
Matthew BrayAuburn CFurman10910
Asheton WilbanksClemson AGeorgia A10910
Clark QuenzlerGeorgia Tech EGeorgia Tech A10910
Henry BylinowskiAuburn AEmory Oxford10910
Dylan MissalAlabama ASouthern10910
Laila PetersonJames Madison BUNC A1090
Gavin BramerAppalachian State BUNC B10910
Andrea OwusuDuke AVCU1090
Carly HemaniJames Madison AUNC C1090
Michael EngUNC DAppalachian State A10910
Alan Kappler (DII)Claremont CClaremont A10910
Greta Hong (DII)Bard A (UG)Princeton A (UG)1090
Leonard Castine (DII)Penn B (DII)Fordham A10910
Caedmon Holland (DII)Lehigh B (DII)Rutgers A (UG)10910
Greta ThrasherWashU BChicago B10910