On the Zeeman splitting of X-ray lines by neutron-star magnetic fields

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Sep 1977

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters to the Editor, vol. 216, Sept. 1, 1977, p. L67-L70.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Neutron Stars, Pulsars, Stellar Magnetic Fields, X Ray Spectra, Zeeman Effect, Emission Spectra, Field Strength, Fine Structure, Line Spectra, Stellar Spectra, X Ray Sources

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In the strong magnetic fields usually assumed to exist near neutron stars (of the order of 100 billion to 10 trillion gauss), X-ray emission lines may exhibit easily detected Zeeman splitting (at least when the field in the emission region does not exceed approximately 500 billion gauss). Detection of this splitting would allow a direct measurement of the neutron-star magnetic-field strength. The observed Zeeman pattern would determine the direction of the magnetic field; in an oblique rotator, the pattern would alternate with the pulsar period.

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