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Superficial resonance

Neutron stars are the most poorly understood stellar objects in the Universe. But observations of X-rays emitted from one neutron star have now revealed a clue to the nature of its surface and composition.

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Paerels, F. Superficial resonance. Nature 423, 697–699 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/423697a

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