Optical Observations of Isolated Neutron Stars
Astrophysics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
Only 1% of the Isolated Neutron Star (INS) population has been identified in the optical, albeit with different degrees of confidence. Optical observations of INSs are reviewed and their emission properties discussed in an evolutionary framework.
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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9810036,
title = {Optical Observations of Isolated Neutron Stars},
author = {R. Mignani},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9810036},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
5 pages, LaTeX, 1 postscript figure Pub. in Proc. of Neutron Stars e Pulsars: Thirty years after the discovery, 1998. edt. N.Shibazaki, N.Kawai, S.Shibata & T.Kifune, p335, Universal Academic Press