Models of magnetized neutron star atmospheres

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 92-98

  Suleimanov, V ^a,b   Potekhin, A Y ^c   Werner, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b KAZAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Atmospheres; Individual: RX J1308.8+2127; Neutron stars; Numerical; Radiative transfer; X rays

Indexed keywords

EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; HYDROGEN; IONIZATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOPLASMA; NEUTRONS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; X RAYS;

COUPLED RADIATIVE TRANSFER EQUATION; INDIVIDUAL: RX J1308.8+2127; ISOLATED NEUTRON STARS; MAGNETIZED NEUTRON STARS; NEUTRON STARS; NUMERICAL; PARTIALLY IONIZED PLASMA; STRONG MAGNETIC FIELDS;

STARS;

EID: 71649104671     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2009.08.025     Document Type: Article

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