The neutron star zoo

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Frontiers of Physics

2013, Vol. 8

Issue (6): 679-692 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11467-013-0285-1

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The neutron star zoo

Alice K. Harding(

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Astrophysics Science Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA

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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, accretion, heat, magnetic fields or nuclear reactions, they are all different species of the same animal whose magnetic field evolution and interior composition remain a mystery. This article will broadly review the properties of inhabitants of the neutron star zoo, with emphasis on their high-energy emission.

Key words： stars neutron stars pulsars binary stars

收稿日期: 2012-10-17 出版日期: 2013-12-01

Corresponding Author(s): Harding Alice K.,Email:Alice.K.Harding@nasa.gov

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. The neutron star zoo[J]. Frontiers of Physics, 2013, 8(6): 679-692.
Alice K. Harding. The neutron star zoo. Front. Phys. , 2013, 8(6): 679-692.

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