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Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY

Artist´s impression of the process

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The researchers think that infrared light particles (photons) from the poles of the pulsar are boosted to gamma-ray energies (blue) by fast electrons.

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Science Communication Lab for DESY

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