HST and VLT observations of isolated neutron stars

R. P. Mignani, G. G. Pavlov, A. De Luca, P. A. Caraveo

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Abstract

New results of optical observations of isolated pulsars and their environments are presented. Very Large Telescopes observations of PSR J0108-1431 set an upper limit of B ∼ 28.6 on its optical flux, implying a neutron star surface temperature T < 8.8 × 10 4 K (for d = 200 pc, R = 13 km). HST proper motion measurement of the PSR 1929+10 counterpart secured its optical identification. Finally, deep observations of the Vela pulsar field did not confirm the presence of an optical pulsar wind nebula (PWN).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)518-522
Number of pages5
JournalAdvances in Space Research
Volume33
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2004

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Geophysics
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Space and Planetary Science
  • General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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