The Zoo of Isolated Neutron Stars
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Main Species in the Zoo
2.1. Radio Pulsars
2.2. Central Compact Objects
2.3. Magnetars
2.4. Magnificent Seven
3. Standard Evolution and Its Problems
4. Double Nature and Non-Standard Evolution
4.1. Magnetic Field Decay
4.2. Werewolves and Secret Agents
4.3. Fallback and Hall Attractor
5. New Puzzle, New Tracks
6. Toward Accretion from the ISM
7. Magnetars and FRBs
8. Conclusions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
AINS | Accreting isolated neutron star |
AXP | Anomalous X-ray pulsar |
BH | Blackhole |
CCO | Central compact object |
FRB | Fast radio burst |
HMXB | High-mass X-ray binary |
ISM | Interstellar medium |
LMXB | Low-mass X-ray binary |
M7 | Magnificent seven |
mPSR | Millisecond radio pulsar |
NS | Neutron star |
PSR | Radio pulsar |
SGR | Soft gamma-ray repeater |
sGRB | Short gamma-ray burst |
SN | Supernova |
SNR | Supernova remnant |
WD | White dwarf |
XDINS | X-ray, dim, isolated neutron star |
1 | https:www.atnf.csiro.au/people/pulsar/psrcat/, accessed on 30 May 2023. |
2 | See the on-line catalog at http://www.iasf-milano.inaf.it/~deluca/cco/main.htm, accessed on 30 May 2023. Mostly, the parameters of the CCOs mentioned in this subsection refer to this catalog. |
3 | http://www.physics.mcgill.ca/~pulsar/magnetar/main.html, accessed on 30 May 2023. |
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