2013/02/04 by A. K. Harding, Alice K. Harding, Harding, Alice K. · 1 voice · 1 citation
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Accretion (finance) #Astro and Planetary Science #Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation #Astronomy #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Astrophysics #Magnetic field #Neutron star #Physics #Population #Sociology #Stars #astro-ph.HE
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1302.0869
15 pages, 8 figure, to be published in Frontiers of Physics
arxiv created 2013/02/04 · openalex publication_date 2013/02/04 · arxiv updated 2013/02/06 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
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.