Multiple Choice
What is the characteristic observational signal produced by a pulsar?
A) a faint, steady glow of infrared light
B) regularly timed pulses of light
C) semiregular novae
D) bursts of X-rays at irregular intervals
E) a single burst of gamma rays
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