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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Volume 107, Issue 16, Pages 7147-7152Publisher
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1000812107
Keywords
pulsars: general; stars: neutron; x-rays: stars
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- Lorne Trottier Chair in Astrophysics and Cosmology
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- Le Fonds quebecois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies
- Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
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The last decade has shown us that the observational properties of neutron stars are remarkably diverse. From magnetars to rotating radio transients, from radio pulsars to isolated neutron stars, from central compact objects to millisecond pulsars, observational manifestations of neutron stars are surprisingly varied, with most properties totally unpredicted. The challenge is to establish an overarching physical theory of neutron stars and their birth properties that can explain this great diversity. Here I survey the disparate neutron stars classes, describe their properties, and highlight results made possible by the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, in celebration of its 10th anniversary. Finally, I describe the current status of efforts at physical grand unification of this wealth of observational phenomena, and comment on possibilities for Chandra's next decade in this field.
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