X-ray emission properties of rotation-driven pulsars Original Research Article

Recent X-ray observatories like ROSAT, ASCA, BeppoSax and RXTE have achieved important progress in neutron star and pulsar astronomy. The identification of Geminga, the discovery of X-ray emission from millisecond pulsars and the identification of cooling neutron stars are only few of the fascinating results. In the following we will give a brief review on the X-ray emission properties of rotation-powered pulsars and their wind nebulae as observed by these instruments.