Open AccessRCW 103 — revisiting a cooling neutron star
Author(s) -
Heyl Jeremy S.,
Hernquist Lars
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
monthly notices of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.058
H-Index - 383
eISSN - 1365-2966
pISSN - 0035-8711
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-8711.1998.01853.x
Subject(s) - physics , neutron star , supernova remnant , astrophysics , supernova , compact star , astronomy , envelope (radar) , magnetic field , telecommunications , radar , quantum mechanics , computer science
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.