Wilms J (2007)
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Conference contribution
Publication year: 2007
Book Volume: 622
Pages Range: 457-+
Providing the only known direct estimate of the magnetic field strength of an accreting neutron star, the study of 'Cyclotron Resonance Scattering Features' (often abbreviated CRSFs or cyclotron lines) is fundamental to a better understanding of the physics of those powerful X-ray sources. During the last three decades cyclotron lines have been detected as absorption features in many accreting neutron star binaries [1, 2, 3, 4]. The excellent energy resolution of todays' instruments on satellites such as INTEGRAL allows not only for the detection of cyclotron lines but also for a good resolution of their complex line shapes. Using a revised version of the Monte Carlo code by R. Araya [5, 6], we set up a preliminary model for cyclotron line formation and compare its predictions to observational data.
APA:
Wilms, J. (2007). Cyclotron line features of magnetized accreting neutron stars. (pp. 457-+).
MLA:
Wilms, Jörn. "Cyclotron line features of magnetized accreting neutron stars." 2007. 457-+.
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