Question

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

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