Neutron stars as sources of cosmic X-radiation
Abstract
It is noted that unlike single neutron stars which appear as radio pulsars, neutron stars in close binary systems emit intense X-radiation. These superdense objects are of interest not only as the end stages of stellar evolution but also as physical laboratories which are dominated by superstrong gravitational and magnetic fields and in which matter densities and temperatures attain extreme values. Attention is given to the formation of neutron stars, characteristics of neutron stars, radio pulsars, and X-ray pulsars.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report A
- Pub Date:
- 1979
- Bibcode:
- 1979STIA...8013532T
- Keywords:
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- Binary Stars;
- Cosmic X Rays;
- Neutron Stars;
- X Ray Astronomy;
- X Ray Stars;
- Gravitational Collapse;
- Light Curve;
- Periodic Variations;
- Stellar Evolution;
- Stellar Mass Accretion;
- Astrophysics