(Anomalous) X-ray Pulsars

@inproceedings{Kaspi2004AnomalousXP,
  title={(Anomalous) X-ray Pulsars},
  author={Victoria M. Kaspi and Fotis P. Gavriil},
  year={2004}
}
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