The central X-ray source in RCW 103 - Evidence for blackbody emission

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May 1983

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1983apj...268..778t&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 268, May 15, 1983, p. 778-781.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

31

Binary Stars, Black Body Radiation, Nebulae, Neutron Stars, Supernova Remnants, X Ray Sources, Cooling, Point Sources, Stellar Luminosity, Stellar Temperature

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An improved position for the compact X-ray source in the center of the young supernova remnant RCW 103 is presented. Only one star brighter than V of about 22 mag lies inside the new error circle, but a spectroscopic study of the star rules out any relationship to the X-ray source. A sensitive search for radio pulsations from RCW 103 has proved equally unsuccessful. The absence of an optical or radio counterpart for the central X-ray source strengthens the likelihood that the object is a hot neutron star emitting blackbody radiation. This result is in accord with several theoretical calculations of neutron star cooling rates.

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