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Neutron stars are the densest, directly observable stellar objects in the universe and serve as unique astrophysical laboratories to study the behavior of matter under extreme physical conditions. This book chapter is devoted to describing…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-06-11 N. Degenaar , V. F. Suleimanov

We review observations of several classes of neutron-star-powered outflows: pulsar-wind nebulae (PWNe) inside shell supernova remnants (SNRs), PWNe interacting directly with interstellar medium (ISM), and magnetar-powered outflows. We…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-05-26 Stephen P. Reynolds , George G. Pavlov , Oleg Kargaltsev , Noel Klinger , Matthieu Renaud , Sandro Mereghetti

In this paper we investigate the evolution of binary neutron stars, namely, their magnetic field, spin, and orbital evolution. The core of a neutron star is considered to be a superfluid, superconductor type II. Flux expulsion of the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2009-05-05 Shohreh Abdolrahimi

Neutron stars are a very diverse population, both in their observational and their physical properties. They prefer to radiate most of their energy at X-ray and gamma-ray wavelengths. But whether their emission is powered by rotation,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-02-06 Alice K. Harding

Estimations of magnetic fields of neutron stars, observed as radio and X-ray pulsars, are discussed. It is shown, that theoretical and observational values for different types of radiopulsars are in good correspondence. Magnetic fields of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 G. S. Bisnovatyi-Kogan

I briefly summarize some facts and ideas concerning the presence of neutron stars in Supernova remnants. While sources similar to the Crab Nebula require the presence of a central energetic object, shell-type remnants such as Cas A are…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Franco Pacini

The most recent detections of LIGO/Virgo and NICER have placed strong constraints on neutron stars' properties. In this work, we study neutron stars modeling them as hybrid stars, compact objects with a quark matter core surrounded by…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-03-30 Mauro Mariani , Daniela Curin , Milva G. Orsaria , Ignacio F. Ranea-Sandoval

In the last years, optical studies of Isolated Neutron Stars (INSs) have expanded from the more classical rotation-powered ones to other categories, like the Anomalous X-ray Pulsars (AXPs) and the Soft Gamma-ray Repeaters (SGRs), which make…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 R. P. Mignani , S. Bagnulo , A. De Luca , G. L. Israel , G. Lo Curto , C. Motch , R. Perna , N. Rea , R. Turolla , S. Zane

Both neutron stars and strange stars are capable of supporting fast rotations observed in pulsars. On the basis of this it has been argued that some of the pulsars could be strange stars. We investigate whether strange stars can sustain…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Sushan Konar

Magnetars form a special population of neutron stars with strong magnetic fields and long spin periods. About 30 magnetars and magnetar candidates known currently are probably isolated. But the possibility that magnetars are in binaries…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-02-02 Kun Xu , Xiang-Dong Li , Zhe Cui , Qiao-Chu Li , Yong Shao , Xilong Liang , Jifeng Liu

The giant flares produced by highly magnetized neutron stars, "magnetars," are the brightest sources of high energy radiation outside our solar system. Serendipitous observations with NASA's Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) of the two…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Tod E. Strohmayer

The observed timing data, magnetic tilt angle $\chi$, and age of young pulsars could be used to probe some important issues about neutron star (NS) physics, e.g., the NS internal magnetic field configuration, and the number of precession…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-11-01 Yu-Long Yan , Quan Cheng , Xiao-Ping Zheng

Neutron stars contain the strongest magnetic fields known in the Universe. In this paper, I discuss briefly how these magnetic fields are inferred from observations, as well as the evidence for their time-evolution. I show how these…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-05-14 Andreas Reisenegger

Magnetars are neutron stars showing dramatic X-ray and soft $\gamma$-ray outbursting behaviour that is thought to be powered by intense internal magnetic fields. Like conventional young neutron stars in the form of radio pulsars, magnetars…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-05-30 R. F. Archibald , V. M. Kaspi , C. -Y. Ng , K. N. Gourgouliatos , D. Tsang , P. Scholz , A. P. Beardmore , N. Gehrels , J. A. Kennea

Highly magnetized neutron stars are promising candidates to explain some of the most peculiar astronomical phenomena, for instance, fast radio bursts, gamma-ray bursts, and superluminous supernovae. Pulsations of these highly magnetized…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-03-13 Man Yin Leung , Anson Ka Long Yip , Patrick Chi-Kit Cheong , Tjonnie Guang Feng Li

There has recently been growing evidence for the existence of neutron stars possessing magnetic fields with strengths that exceed the quantum critical field strength of $4.4 \times 10^{13}$ G, at which the cyclotron energy equals the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Alice K. Harding , Dong Lai

X-ray emission is a common feature of all varieties of isolated neutron stars (INS) and, thanks to the advent of sensitive instruments with good spectroscopic, timing, and imaging capabilities, X-ray observations have become an essential…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-19 Sandro Mereghetti

In this work, we study theoretical and observational issues about pulsars (PSRs), pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) and supernova remnants (SNRs). In particular, the spectral modeling of young PWNe and the X-ray analysis of SNRs with magnetars…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-02-11 J. Martin

X-ray images of some young supernova remnants show bright point sources which have not been detected in radio, optical and gamma-ray bands. Despite the similarity of the X-ray spectra of these objects, they show a variety of temporal…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 G. G. Pavlov , D. Sanwal , G. P. Garmire , V. E. Zavlin

Neutron Stars are natural laboratories where fundamental properties of matter under extreme conditions can be explored. Modern nuclear physics input as well as many-body theories are valuable tools which may allow us to improve our…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 V. de la Mota , F. Sébille , Ph. Eudes