Atmospheres and radiating surfaces of neutron stars with strong magnetic fields
Potekhin, AY; Ho, WCG; Chabrier, G
Date: 30 December 2016
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SISSA, the International School for Advanced Studies
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Abstract
We review the current status of the theory of thermal emission from the surface layers of neutron
stars with strong magnetic fields B ∼ 1010−1015 G, including formation of the spectrum in a partially ionized atmosphere and at a condensed surface. In particular, we describe recent progress in
modeling partially ionized atmospheres of ...
We review the current status of the theory of thermal emission from the surface layers of neutron
stars with strong magnetic fields B ∼ 1010−1015 G, including formation of the spectrum in a partially ionized atmosphere and at a condensed surface. In particular, we describe recent progress in
modeling partially ionized atmospheres of central compact objects in supernova remnants, which
may have moderately strong fields B ∼ 1010 − 1011 G. Special attention is given to polarization
of thermal radiation emitted by a neutron star surface. Finally, we briefly describe applications of
the theory to observations of thermally emitting isolated neutron stars.
Physics and Astronomy
Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy
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