Non-LTE models for neutron star atmospheres and supernova-fallback disks

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1512-1516

  Werner, K ^a   Nagel, T ^a   Rauch, T ^a   Suleimanov, V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b KAZAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Accretion; Accretion disks; Infall; Neutron stars

Indexed keywords

COMPTON SCATTERING; SEISMOLOGY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ACCRETION DISKS; INFALL; NEUTRON STARS; RADIATION TRANSFER EQUATIONS;

STARS;

EID: 35248850722     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2006.12.023     Document Type: Article

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