Abstract
The Galactic Center is one of the most dense stellar environments in the Galaxy and is considered to be a plausible place to harbor many neutron stars. In this brief review, we summarize observational efforts in search of neutron stars within a few degrees about the Galactic Center. Up to 10% of Galactic neutron stars may reside in this central region and it is possible that more than a thousand neutron stars are located within only ~ 25′′ (≤ 1 pc) about the Galactic Center. Based on observations, we discuss prospects of detecting neutron stars in the Galactic Center via gravitational waves as well as electromagnetic waves.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 165-170 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:CK is grateful for partial support by the Korean National Research Foundation Grant (NRF2015-R1D1A1A01060201) and the Ewha Womans U. Research Grant of 2018.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018. The Korean Astronomical Society. All rights reserved
Keywords
- Galaxy: center
- Pulsars: general
- Stars: neutron