UV emission from young and middle-aged pulsars: Connecting X-rays with the optical
Abstract
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 Ge-minga 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.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0609656,
title = {UV emission from young and middle-aged pulsars: Connecting X-rays with the optical},
author = {O. Kargaltsev and G. G. Pavlov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0609656},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
To appear in Astrophysics and Space Science, Proceedings of "Isolated Neutron Stars: from the Interior to the Surface", eds. D. Page, R. Turolla and S. Zane; 10 pages, 4 figures, 3 tables