English

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.

Keywords

Cite

@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