A highly resistive layer withi. The crust of X-ray pulsars limits their spin periods

Nature Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 431-434

  Pons, José A ^a   Viganò, Daniele ^a   Rea, Nanda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PULSARS;

DETAILED MODELS; EMISSION MECHANISM; HIGH MAGNETIC FIELDS; NEUTRON STARS; NUCLEAR CHARGES; PHYSICAL LIMITS; X-RAY PULSARS;

X RAYS;

EID: 84880571388     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys2640     Document Type: Article

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