Long-period X-ray pulsars

N.R. Ikhsanov

Central Astronomical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Pulkovo 65-1, 196140 Saint-Petersburg, Russia

I review some recent achievements in observational studies of Long-period X-ray pulsars. Theoretical analysis of these data suggests that these objects are either spherically accreting neutron stars with the surface magnetic field of 1-10 Tera-Gauss or magnetars (3-8 Peta-Gauss) accreting from a disk. Advantages as well as problems of both of these approaches will be discussed.

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