Multiple Choice
The temperature of the hot spots caused by the impact of transferred matter onto the surface of a pulsar can be 108 K. What is the peak wavelength in the blackbody spectrum of such a spot, and in what range of the electromagnetic spectrum does it occur?
A) 2.9 *10-11 nm; gamma ray
B) 2.9 *10-2 nm; X-ray
C) 290 nm; ultraviolet
D) 2.9 *107 nm; radio
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