This series of images shows the pulsar at the center of the Crab Nebula looking bright every 0.033 second. Based on these data and current theory of pulsars, what can we conclude?
A) The pulsar is a neutron star that makes one full rotation every 0.033 second.
B) The pulsar is a neutron star whose magnetic field switches on and off every 0.033 second.
C) The pulsar is part of a close binary star system in which the two stars complete an orbit every 0.033 second.
D) The pulsar has an accretion disk that undergoes an x-ray burst every 0.033 second.
A) The pulsar is a neutron star that makes one full rotation every 0.033 second.
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