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The Isolated Neutron Star RX J185635-3754

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

F. M. Walter ,
P. An ,
J. Lattimer  and
M. Prakash
F. M. Walter
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3800, U.S.A.
P. An
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3800, U.S.A.
J. Lattimer
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3800, U.S.A.
M. Prakash
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3800, U.S.A.

Abstract

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We use optical and X-ray data to investigate the atmosphere of the isolated neutron star RX J185635-3754. The space motion suggests an origin about 2 million years ago in the Upper Cen-Lup OB association.

Type
Part II: Posters
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 195: Highly Energetic Physical Processes and Mechanisms , 2000 , pp. 437 - 438
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2000 

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