The neutron star zoo  

作　　者：Alice K. Harding 

机构地区：[1]Astrophysics Science Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA

出　　处：《Frontiers of physics》2013年第6期679-692,共14页物理学前沿（英文版）

摘　　要：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.

关 键 词：STARS neutron stars PULSARS binary stars 

分 类 号：P145.6[天文地球—天体物理] Q95-339[天文地球—天文学]