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A Sociological Study of the Optically Emitting Isolated Neutron Stars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Patrizia A. Caraveo*
Affiliation:
Istituto di Fisica Cosmica “G. Occhialini”, Via Bassini, 15, 20133 Milano, ITALY- [email protected] Astronomico, Via Lancisi 29 00161 Roma, ITALY

Abstract

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Although less than 1 % of all radio pulsars are detected at optical wavelengths, their optical emission can yield a wealth of information that is either very difficult or plainly impossible to obtain at other wavelengths.

Type
Part 4. Optical Observations
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2000

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