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X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Observations of Isolated Neutron Stars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

D.J. Thompson
D.J. Thompson*
Affiliation:
Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland USA

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Pulsars provide useful diagnostics of isolated neutron stars, because the timing information allows many physical parameters to be derived. This brief review describes some of the X-ray and gamma-ray properties of pulsars.

Type
Session 3: Diagnostics of High Gravity Objects with X- and Gamma Rays
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 188: The Hot Universe , 1998 , pp. 113 - 116
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1998 

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