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===Spectra=== In addition to [[radio wave|radio]] emissions, neutron stars have also been identified in other parts of the [[electromagnetic spectrum]]. This includes [[Light|visible light]], [[near infrared]], [[ultraviolet]], [[X-ray]]s, and [[gamma ray]]s.<ref name="pavlov">{{cite web |url=http://www.pulsarastronomy.net/IAUS291/download/Oral/IAUS291_PavlovG.pdf |title=X-ray Properties of Rotation Powered Pulsars and Thermally Emitting Neutron Stars |publisher=pulsarastronomy.net |access-date=6 April 2016 |first=George |last=Pavlov |archive-date=6 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151206215220/http://www.pulsarastronomy.net/IAUS291/download/Oral/IAUS291_PavlovG.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Pulsars observed in X-rays are known as [[Accretion-powered pulsars|X-ray pulsars if accretion-powered]], while those identified in visible light are known as [[optical pulsar]]s. The majority of neutron stars detected, including those identified in optical, X-ray, and gamma rays, also emit radio waves;<ref name="jb">{{cite web |url=http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/distance/frontiers/pulsars/section7.html |title=7. Pulsars at Other Wavelengths |publisher=Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics |website=Frontiers of Modern Astronomy |access-date=6 April 2016 |archive-date=10 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410062808/http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/distance/frontiers/pulsars/section7.html |url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Crab Pulsar]] produces electromagnetic emissions across the spectrum.<ref name="jb" /> However, there exist neutron stars called [[radio-quiet neutron star]]s, with no radio emissions detected.<ref name="ras">{{cite journal |title=The implications of radio-quiet neutron stars |first1=K. T. S. |last1=Brazier |first2=S. |last2=Johnston |name-list-style=amp |journal=Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |volume=305 |issue=3 |pages=671 |date=August 2013 |doi=10.1046/j.1365-8711.1999.02490.x |doi-access=free |arxiv=astro-ph/9803176 |bibcode=1999MNRAS.305..671B |s2cid=6777734 }}</ref>
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