Magnetospheric birefringence induces polarization signatures in neutron-star spectra

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Volumn 368, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1377-1380

  Shannon, R M ^a,b   Heyl, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic fields; Radiation mechanisms: general; Stars: neutron

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; MAGNETOSPHERE; NEUTRONS; POLARIZATION; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS; STARS;

INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCIES; MAGNETIC-FIELD; MAGNETOSPHERICS; NEUTRON STARS; OPTICAL-; POLARIZATION SIGNATURES; QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS; RADIATION MECHANISMS: GENERAL; SPECTRA'S; STARS: NEUTRONS;

ELECTRODYNAMICS;

EID: 33646470854     PISSN: 00358711     EISSN: 13652966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10208.x     Document Type: Article

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