In the context of binary pulsars, in Hercules X-1, _____

A) matter flows from a star into an accretion disk around a dead star, producing gamma rays
B) a 6-solar-mass star and a neutron star orbit each other with a period of 28.7 days
C) several low-energy processes go on simultaneously
D) X-rays turn off when the neutron star is eclipsed behind the normal star


D

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