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Polarization of Thermal Radiation from Neutron Stars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

V. E. Zavlin  and
G. G. Pavlov
V. E. Zavlin
Affiliation:
Max-Planck Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, 85740 Garching, Germany
G. G. Pavlov
Affiliation:
The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, 525 Davey Lab, University Park, PA 16802, USA

Abstract

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The degree of polarization of thermal radiation from a neutron star depends on photon energy, surface temperature and magnetic field, and it oscillates with the star rotation period. Observations of this polarization provide a new tool for investigating properties of these objects.

Type
Part 9. Population and Neutron Star Properties
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 177: Pulsar Astronomy - 2000 and Beyond , 2000 , pp. 625 - 626
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2000

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