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arxiv: 1206.3124 · v1 · submitted 2012-06-14 · 🌌 astro-ph.HE

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X-ray pulsars: a review

I. Caballero , J. Wilms
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keywords x-rayaccretingfieldmagneticneutronpulsarsaccretionbinaries
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Accreting X-ray pulsars are among the most luminous objects in the X-ray sky. In highly magnetized neutron stars (B~10^12 G), the flow of matter is dominated by the strong magnetic field. The general properties of accreting X-ray binaries are presented, focusing on the spectral characteristics of the systems. The use of cyclotron lines as a tool to directly measure a neutron star's magnetic field and to test the theory of accretion are discussed. We conclude with the current and future prospects for accreting X-ray binary studies.

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