Class: anomalousXRayPulsar

http://www.astro.umd.edu/~eshaya/astro-ont/owl/astronomy.owl#anomalousXRayPulsar

radioSource
- pulsar
  - XRayPulsar
    - anomalousXRayPulsar
  - magnetar
    - anomalousXRayPulsar

neutronStar
- pulsar
  - XRayPulsar
    - anomalousXRayPulsar
  - magnetar
    - anomalousXRayPulsar

peculiarStar
- magneticStar
  - magnetar
    - anomalousXRayPulsar

Annotations

definition: "Anomalous X-ray Pulsars (AXPs) are now widely believed to be magnetars, young, isolated, highly magnetized neutron stars. These energtic X-ray pulsars are characterized by slow rotation periods of ~5 - 12 seconds and large magnetic fields of ~1E13-1E15 gauss." (string)

Superclasses