RCW 103 — revisiting a cooling neutron star |
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| Authors: | Jeremy S. Heyl,& Lars Hernquist |
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| Affiliation: | Lick Observatory, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA |
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Recent observations of the compact source embedded within the supernova remnant RCW 103 rekindle interest in the origin of this object's emission. We contrast several models in which neutron-star cooling powers RCW 103. Specifically, either the presence of an accreted envelope or a sufficiently intense magnetic field can account for the X-ray emission from this object. |
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| Keywords: | radiative transfer stars: magnetic fields stars: neutron X-rays: stars |
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