Recent results on the anomalous X-ray pulsars
Abstract
The ``Anomalous X-ray Pulsars'' (AXP) are a small group of X-ray pulsars characterized by periods in the ~5-10s range and by the absence of massive companion stars. There are now 7 possible members of this class of objects. We review recent observational results on their X-ray spectra, spin period evolution, and searches for orbital motion and discuss the implications for possible models.
- Publication:
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Nuclear Physics B Proceedings Supplements
- Pub Date:
- January 1999
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:astro-ph/9712254
- Bibcode:
- 1999NuPhS..69..253M
- Keywords:
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- Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- 4 pages, 1 figures. To appear in The Active X-ray Sky: Results from BeppoSAX and Rossi-XTE, Nuclear Physics B Proceedings Supplements, L. Scarsi, H. Bradt, P. Giommi and F. Fiore (eds.), Elsevier Science B.V