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Optical Pulsations from Isolated Neutron Stars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 April 2012

Roberto P. Mignani
Roberto P. Mignani*
Affiliation:
Mullard Space Science Laboratory, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6NT, UK email: rm2@mssl.ucl.ac.uk Kepler Institute of Astronomy, University of Zielona Góra, Zielona Góra, Poland
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Abstract

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Because they are fast rotating objects, isolated neutron stars (INS) are obvious targets for high-time-resolution observations. With the number of optical/UV/IR INSs detections now at 24, timing observations become increasingly important in INS astrophysics.

Keywords

stars: neutronpulsars: generalradiation mechanisms: general
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 7 , Symposium S285: New Horizons in Time-Domain Astronomy , September 2011 , pp. 369 - 371
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2012

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