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Central Compact Objects in Supernova Remnants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

George G. Pavlov
Affiliation:
Pennsylvania State University, Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, 525 Davey Lab, University Park, PA 16802, USA
Divas Sanwal
Affiliation:
Pennsylvania State University, Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, 525 Davey Lab, University Park, PA 16802, USA
Marcus A. Teter
Affiliation:
Pennsylvania State University, Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, 525 Davey Lab, University Park, PA 16802, USA

Abstract

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There are point-like sources in central regions of several supernova remnants which have not been detected outside the X-ray range. The X-ray spectra of these Central Compact Objects (CCOs) have thermal components with blackbody temperatures of 0.2–0.5 keV and characteristic sizes of 0.3-3 km. Most likely, the CCOs are neutron stars born in supernova explosions. We overview their observational properties, emphasizing the Chandra data, and compare them with magnetars.

Type
Part 5: Magnetars, Central Compact Objects and Isolated Neutron Stars
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2004 

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