Polarized X-rays from Magnetized Neutron Stars
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
2016-06-01 v2 Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Abstract
We review the polarization properties of X-ray emission from highly magnetized neutron stars, focusing on emission from the stellar surfaces. We discuss how x-ray polarization can be used to constrain neutron star magnetic field and emission geometry, and to probe strong-field quantum electrodynamics and possibly constrain the properties of axions.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0906.4717,
title = {Polarized X-rays from Magnetized Neutron Stars},
author = {Dong Lai and Wynn C. G. Ho and Matthew van Adelsberg and Chen Wang and Jeremy S. Heyl},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0906.4717},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
to appear in "X-ray Polarimetry: A New Window in Astrophysics", edited by R. Bellazzini, E. Costa, G. Matt and G. Tagliaferri (Cambridge University Press)