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 these bodies, (-5[3])known as a kilonova. (10[1]-5[1])An upper limit on these bodies’ mass (10[1])is named for Tolman, (-5[1])Oppenheimer, (10[1])and Volkov. A “glitch” is a small increase in the frequency emitted by rapidly rotating examples 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. For 10 points, what extremely dense celestial bodies are named for a subatomic particle? (10[2])■END■ (10[3])

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
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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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
Reed Sexton (UG)Michigan D (UG)Miami A (UG) 3910
Andrew Harms (DII)Michigan State A Michigan C 39-5
Yuki Brown (DII)Miami B (UG) Miami C (DII) 4610
Sam Hicks-Jirkans (DII)Ohio State B (DII) West Virginia A (UG) 50-5
Jacob Goodson (DII)Ohio State A (UG) Ohio State C (DII) 5110
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Stephen Barstys (UG)Michigan B (UG)CWRU C (UG)10810
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