Recent results fitting ATM atmosphere models to Chandra spectra of thermally radiating neutron stars

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 605-611

  Stage, Michael D ^a   Joss, Paul C ^a   Madej, Jerzy ^b   Rózańska, Agata ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^c NICOLAUS COPERNICUS ASTRONOMICAL CENTER   (Poland)

Author keywords

ATM atmosphere models; Chandra spectra; Neutron stars; Thermal radiation

Indexed keywords

HEAT RADIATION; HYDROGEN; IRON; NEUTRON ABSORPTION; ROTATION; SILICON; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

BLACKBODY MODELS; NEUTRON STARS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

SOLAR SYSTEM;

EID: 1842735939     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.08.026     Document Type: Article

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