Is RX J1856.5-3754 a naked neutron star?

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 531-536

  Zane, S ^a   Turolla, R ^b   Drake, J J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chandra observations; Naked neutron star; RX J1856.5 3754; Soft X ray emission

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; ATMOSPHERICS; IRON; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NEUTRONS; OBSERVATORIES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; X RAYS;

BLACKBODY SPECTRUM; STARS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

SOLAR SYSTEM;

EID: 1842640397     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.02.015     Document Type: Article

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