Optical, ultraviolet, and infrared observations of isolated neutron stars
Roberto P. Mignani
TL;DR
This review summarizes 40 years of optical, ultraviolet, and infrared observations of 25 isolated neutron stars, detailing their emission properties and recent observational results across different subclasses.
Contribution
It provides a comprehensive overview of UVOIR observational status and recent findings for various classes of isolated neutron stars.
Findings
Identification of 25 INSs in UVOIR wavelengths.
Insights into emission properties across neutron star subclasses.
Recent observational results enhancing understanding of INSs.
Abstract
Forty years passed since the optical identification of the first isolated neutron star (INS), the Crab pulsar. 25 INSs have been now identified in the optical (O), near-ultraviolet (nUV), or near-infrared (nIR), hereafter UVOIR, including rotation-powered pulsars (RPPs), magnetars, and X-ray-dim INSs (XDINSs), while deep investigations have been carried out for compact central objects (CCOs), Rotating RAdio transients (RRATs), and high-magnetic field radio pulsars (HBRPs). In this review I describe the status of UVOIR observations of INSs, their emission properties, and I present the results from recent observations.
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