Spectral formation in X-ray pulsar accretion columns

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 621, Issue 1 II, 2005, Pages

  Becker, Peter A ^a   Wolff, Michael T ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Methods: analytical; Pulsars: general; Radiation mechanisms: nonthermal; Shock waves; Stars: neutron; X rays: stars

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444390898     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/428927     Document Type: Article

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