Computer Science
Scientific paper
Oct 2009
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009xmm..prop...47k&link_type=abstract
XMM-Newton Proposal ID #06514701
Computer Science
Supernovae, Supernova Remnants, Diffuse (Galactic) Emission And Isolated Neutron Stars, Rx J0420.0-5022
Scientific paper
The seven nearest thermally emitting neutron stars may be the best way to sample the true demography of neutron stars, and arguably offer the best prospects for measuring neutron-star radii. Both tasks are limited by our ignorance of their magnetic field strengths, and hence we have been determining timing solutions with Chandra and XMM. The results so far show a surprising grouping of field strengths in a range intermediate between normal pulsars and magnetars, with a hint at an interaction between the thermal emission and magnetic field. Here, we propose to measure the spin-down of RX J0420.0-5022, which has the lowest temperature of the sample and will complete the spin-down measurements for thermally emitting neutron stars with confirmed periodicities.
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