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Pulsar vs Subpulse - What's the difference?

pulsar | subpulse |

As nouns the difference between pulsar and subpulse

is that pulsar is pulsar while subpulse is a subsidiary pulse.

pulsar

English

(wikipedia pulsar)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (star): A rotating neutron star that emits radio pulses periodically

    • Derived terms

    * PSR (abbreviation)

    See also

    * magnetar * RRAT, rotating radio transient * SGR, soft gamma repeater

    subpulse

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A subsidiary pulse
  • (astronomy) The lesser of the two regular pulses emitted by a pulsar