Polarized X-rays from Magnetized Neutron Stars

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2009-06-25

arxiv.org/abs/0906.4717v2

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena

to appear in "X-ray Polarimetry: A New Window in Astrophysics", edited by R. Bellazzini, E. Costa, G. Matt and G. Tagliaferri

Scientific paper

We review the polarization properties of X-ray emission from highly
magnetized neutron stars, focusing on emission from the stellar surfaces. We
discuss how x-ray polarization can be used to constrain neutron star magnetic
field and emission geometry, and to probe strong-field quantum electrodynamics
and possibly constrain the properties of axions.

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