Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Accreting X-ray pulsars, located in X-ray binaries, are neutron stars with magnetic fields as strong as B∼1012–13 G. This review offers a concise overview of the accretion and radiation processes of X-ray pulsars and summarizes their rich observational features, particularly focusing on complex and variable temporal phenomena, spectral properties, and evolution, the new window for X-ray polarimetry and multi-wavelength advances. We also briefly discuss other related systems, i.e., gamma-ray binaries and pulsating ultraluminous X-ray sources.
Source: Universe
Authors: Shan-Shan Weng, Long Ji
Institutions: Nanjing Normal University, Sun Yat-sen University
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,728
Awards: G4045560329, G5562528378, G5799216925
OpenAlex ID: W4405235292