The Magnetospheres of (Accreting) Neutron Stars

I give an overview of the most important observational tools to study the magnetospheres of accreting neutron stars, with a focus on accreting neutron stars in high mass X-ray binary systems. Topics covered are the different types of accretion onto neutron stars and the structure of the accretion c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wilms J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2014-01-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20136406001