RECENT RESULTS ON THE ANOMALOUS X-RAY PULSARS

Authors
MEREGHETTI S STELLA L ISRAEL GL
Citation
S. Mereghetti et al., RECENT RESULTS ON THE ANOMALOUS X-RAY PULSARS, Nuclear physics. B, Proceedings supplement, 69(1-3), 1999, pp. 253-256
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Particles & Fields
Journal title
Nuclear physics. B, Proceedings supplement → ACNP
ISSN journal
09205632
Volume
69
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
253 - 256
Database
ISI
SICI code
0920-5632(1999)69:1-3<253:RROTAX>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
The ''Anomalous X-ray Pulsars'' (AXP) are a small group of X-ray pulsa rs characterized by periods in the similar to 5-10 s range and by the absence of massive companion stars. There are now 7 possible members o f this class of objects. We review recent observational results on the ir X-ray spectra, spin period evolution, and searches for orbital moti on and discuss the implications for possible models.