X-ray studies of highly magnetized neutron stars and their environs

Supernova explosions are among the most energetic events known in the universe, leaving supernova remnants (SNRs) as their relics. The cores of massive stars collapse to form neutron stars, among the most compact and strongest magnets in the cosmos. The thesis studies a sample of such magnetic &quo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kumar, Harsha Sanjeev
Other Authors: Safi-Harb, Samar (Physics and Astronomy)
Published: Astrophysical Journal Letters 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/22091