Astrophysics, abstract
astro-ph/0606732

From: Martin C. Weisskopf [view email]

Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 18:43:17 GMT (757kb)

Chandra X-Ray Observatory Observations of Neutron Stars: An Overview

Authors: M. C. Weisskopf, M. Karovska, G. G. Pavlov, , V. E. Zavlin, T. Clarke

Comments: 10 pages, 14 figures. Submitted to Astronomy and Space Science. Based on presentation at Isolated Neutron Stars, London, 2006

We present a brief review of Chandra X-ray Observatory observations of neutron stars. The outstanding spatial and spectral resolution of this great observatory have allowed for observations of unprecedented clarity and accuracy. Many of these observations have provided new insights into neutron star physics. We present an admittedly biased and overly brief overview of these observations, highlighting some new discoveries made possible by the Observatory's unique capabilities. We also include our analysis of recent multiwavelength observations of the putative pulsar and its pulsar-wind nebula in the IC 443 SNR.

http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0606732