Isolated Neutron Stars
Astrophysics
2007-05-23 v2
Abstract
This is a review of X-ray emission from all types of isolated neutron stars, with an emphasis on rotation-powered pulsars. Topics include magnetospheric and thermal emission, as well as pulsar wind nebulae.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0402136,
title = {Isolated Neutron Stars},
author = {V. M. Kaspi and M. S. E. Roberts and A. K. Harding},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0402136},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
66 pages, 17 figures. To appear in "Compact Stellar X-ray Sources", eds. W.H.G. Lewin and M. van der Klis. High resolution images and Tables 8.1 and 8.2 available at http://www.physics.mcgill.ca/~vkaspi/isolated_neutron_stars