Diagnosis of the neutron star and its environment with X-ray astronomy
Abstract
The physics of the neutron star, its atmosphere and its environment are discussed, relating to observational results from X-ray astronomy. The behavior of an X-ray pulsar, Vela X-1, observed with the X-ray astronomy satellite Hakucho, is considered in relation to the nature of the neutron star and its interaction with an accretion disk. X-ray bursts, also observed with the satellite, are a rich source of information for physics of the atmosphere and the plasma environment of the neutron star. The hard X-ray imaging of the Crab Nebula undertaken by balloon observation reveals the internal structure of the Crab Nebula.
- Publication:
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Plasma Astrophysics
- Pub Date:
- November 1981
- Bibcode:
- 1981plap.rept..251O
- Keywords:
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- Crab Nebula;
- Japanese Space Program;
- Neutron Stars;
- Pulsars;
- Stellar Envelopes;
- X Ray Astronomy;
- X Ray Sources;
- Satellite Observation;
- Space Exploration;
- Stellar Atmospheres;
- Astronomy