PSR J1745-2900: A Magnetar At The Heart Of Our Milky Way
Thursday, August 15, 2013 - 08:50
in Astronomy & Space
Astronomers have discovered a pulsar at the center of our Milky Way and this magnetar - a pulsar with extremely high magnetic fields of the order of 100 million (108) Tesla, about 1,000 times stronger than the magnetic fields of ordinary neutron stars - and its extremely strong magnetic field enabled researchers to investigate the direct vicinity of the black hole at the heart of the galaxy. They measured the strength of the magnetic field around this central source and were able to show that the latter is fed by magnetic fields. These control the inflow of mass into the black hole, also explaining the x-ray emissions of this gravity trap. read more