Ultraviolet emission from young and middle-aged pulsars: Connecting X-rays with the optical

Oleg Kargaltsev; George Pavlov

doi:10.1007/s10509-007-9383-1

Ultraviolet emission from young and middle-aged pulsars: Connecting X-rays with the optical

Oleg Kargaltsev, George Pavlov

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We present the UV spectroscopy and timing of three nearby pulsars (Vela, B0656+14 and Geminga) recently observed with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph. We also review the optical and X-ray properties of these pulsars and establish their connection with the UV properties. We show that the multiwavelengths properties of neutron stars (NSs) vary significantly within the sample of middle-aged pulsars. Even larger differences are found between the thermal components of Geminga and B0656+14 as compared to those of radio-quiet isolated NSs. These differences could be attributed to different properties of the NS surface layers.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	287-296
Number of pages	10
Journal	Astrophysics and Space Science
Volume	308
Issue number	1-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-007-9383-1
State	Published - Apr 2007

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