Astrometric Study of Isolated Neutron Stars

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Sep 2001

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Chandra Proposal ID #03500363

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Chandra Proposal Id #03500363

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We propose to take advantage of the excellent imaging performance of Chandra to measure accurate positions and proper motions of isolated neutron stars discovered by ROSAT. First, the small error circles will considerably help optical searches. Second, these observations will serve as first epoch references. Observations a year or more after will provide determining information on the X-ray powering mechanism, accretion from interstellar medium or cooling. Optical studies are unpractical because of the extreme faintness of the counterparts. Observing in the wavelength region of maximum emissivity Chandra is the only observatory able to carry out this study.

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