Roberto Turolla discussed the various exciting prospects, as well as the complications, in theoretically understanding the surface emission from isolated neutron stars. Whether these have an atmosphere or not is crucial for understanding their emission, but remains unknown.
One would expect there to be an atmosphere, but then why do we see a BB in the X-rays? The seven XDINSs, also known as the "magnificent seven" are still radio quiet (see results/poster by Joshi et al.). Finding more sources is crucial.
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