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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 (-5[1])of (10[1])two of these bodies, (-5[4])known as a kilonova. (10[1])An upper limit on these bodies’ mass is named for Tolman, Oppenheimer, and Volkov. A “glitch” (-5[1])is a small increase in the frequency (10[1])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 (10[1])particle? ■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
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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Caedmon Holland (DII)Lehigh B (DII)Rutgers A (UG)10910