What are being discovered by the forefront cosmic X-ray observations?
Abstract
Recent results from cosmic X-ray observations are reviewed, with focus on neutron stars. Properties of three types of these objects are described, based on the results from the Suzaku X-ray observatory. A brief introduction is given to its successor, ASTRO-H, to be launched in 2014.
- Publication:
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Origin of Matter and Evolution of Galaxies 2011
- Pub Date:
- November 2012
- DOI:
- 10.1063/1.4763390
- Bibcode:
- 2012AIPC.1484..161M
- Keywords:
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- neutron stars;
- stellar magnetism;
- X-ray binary stars;
- 97.10.Ld;
- 97.60.Jd;
- 97.80.Jp;
- Magnetic and electric fields;
- polarization of starlight;
- Neutron stars;
- X-ray binaries