Search for Old Neutron Stars in molecular clouds: Cygnus Rift and Cygnus OB7

Details Search for Old Neutron Stars in molecular clouds: Cygnus Rift and Cygnus OB7 Search for Old Neutron Stars in molecular clouds: Cygnus Rift and Cygnus OB7

1996-11-12

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9611087v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

11 pages, LaTeX, L-AA v. 3.0 Springer-Verlag style file, to appear in A&A

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We present the results of a systematic search for old isolated neutron stars (ONSs) in the direction of two giant molecular clouds in Cygnus (Rift and OB7). From theoretical calculations, we expect the detection of a large number of ONSs with the PSPC on board ROSAT. By analyzing the PSPC pointings in the direction of the clouds, we find four sources characterized by count rates ($\sim 10^{-3}$ c s$^{-1}$) and spectral properties consistent with the hypothesis that the X--ray radiation is produced by ONSs and also characterized by the absence of any measurable optical counterpart within their error circle in the digitized red plates of the Palomar All Sky Survey. The importance of follow--up deep observations in the direction of these ONS candidates is discussed. The observational and theoretical approach presented here could be fruitfully applied also to the systematic search for ONSs in other regions of the Galaxy.

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