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Modeling the Atmosphere of RX J1856.5−3754
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 July 2016
Abstract
The nearby compact object RX J1856.5−3754 may be a paradigm for the vast majority of neutron stars. Its spectral energy distribution lacks any non-thermal continuua or lines. Study of the thermal surface has provided insights into the surface and interior properties of neutron stars. We report on attempts to model the spectrum. Non-magnetic heavy metal atmospheres reproduce the overall spectral energy distribution, but not the lack of absorption lines.
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- Part 5: Magnetars, Central Compact Objects and Isolated Neutron Stars
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- Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 218: Young Neutrons Stars and their Environments , 2004 , pp. 279 - 282
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- Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2004