X-ray Spectroscopy of Thermally Emitting Neutron Stars
| dc.creator | van Kerkwijk, M. H. | |
| dc.date | 2003-10-14 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T02:10:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T02:10:25Z | |
| dc.description | I describe recent high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy of surface emission from nearby, thermally emitting neutron stars. I focus on RX J0720.4-3125, RX J1308.6+2127, and RX J1605.3+3249, all of which have similar temperature, but differ in the presence and strength of absorption features in their spectra. I discuss possible causes for the absorption we see in two sources, and conclude that it may be proton cyclotron line absorption, but weakened due to the strong-field quantum electrodynamics effect of vacuum resonance mode conversion. | |
| dc.description | 4 pages, 1 figure. To appear in "Young Neutron Stars and Their Environments" (IAU Symposium 218, ASP Conference Proceedings), eds F. Camilo and B. M. Gaensler | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0310389 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0310389 | |
| dc.identifier | IAU Symp. 218 (2004) 283-288 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/6734 | |
| dc.subject | Astrophysics | |
| dc.title | X-ray Spectroscopy of Thermally Emitting Neutron Stars | |
| dc.type | text |