AbstractWe construct hydrogen atmosphere models for strongly magnetized neutron stars in thermodynamic equilibrium, taking into account partial ionization. The presence of bound states affects the equation of state, absorption coefficients, and polarizability tensor of a strongly magnetized plasma. Therefore the partial ionization influences the polarization vectors and opacities of normal electromagnetic waves, and thus the spectra of outgoing radiation. Here, we review a model suitable for the most typical neutron-star atmospheres and focus on the problems that remain to be solved for its extension to other atmospheric parameters.
Partially ionized atmospheres of neutron stars with strong magnetic fields
Advances in Space Research ; 35 , 6 ; 1158-1161
2004-12-16
4 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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