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Exploring the neutron star zoo: An observational review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2023

Alice Borghese Open the ORCID record for Alice Borghese [Opens in a new window]
Alice Borghese*
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Institute of Space Sciences (ICE, CSIC), Campus UAB, Carrer de Can Magrans s/n, E-08193, Barcelona, Spain Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC), Carrer Gran Capità 2–4, E-08034 Barcelona, Spain email: borghese@ice.csic.es
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Abstract

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Neutron stars have shown diverse characteristics, leading us to classify them into different classes. In this proceeding, I review the observational properties of isolated neutron stars: from magnetars, the strongest magnets we know of, to central compact objects, the so-called anti-magnetars, stopping by the rotation-powered pulsars and X-ray dim isolated neutron stars. Finally, I highlight a few sources that have exhibited features straddling those of different groups, blurring the apparent diversity of the neutron star zoo.

Keywords

stars: neutronpulsars: generalX-rays: burstsmagnetic fields

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Contributed Paper
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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 16 , Symposium S363: Neutron Star Astrophysics at the Crossroads: Magnetars and the Multimessenger Revolution , June 2020 , pp. 51 - 60
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of International Astronomical Union

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