Pulsars seen through a new lens

Authors	J. Hessels
Publication date	23-05-2018
Journal	Nature
Volume | Issue number	557 | 7706
Pages (from-to)	494-495
Organisations	Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy (API)
Abstract	Radio waves produced by cosmic lighthouses called pulsars are distorted by surrounding material. Observations show that this material can act as a lens, focusing the waves and boosting the brightness of the pulsar.
Document type	Article
Language	English
Published at	https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-05185-y
Other links	http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018Natur.557..494H
Permalink to this page