PowerPoint Presentation - Isolated Neutron Stars, solid crust

The "Magnificent Seven"

nRX J1856.5-3754 (Walter et al. 1996)

nRX J0720.4-3125 (Haberl et al. 1996)

nRX J0806.4-4132 (Haberl et al. 1998)

nRX J1605.3+3249 (RBS 1556, Schwope et al. 1999)

nRX J1308.6+2127 (RBS 1223, Schwope et al. 1999)

nRX J04020.0-5022 (Haberl et al. 1999)

n1RXS J214303.7+065419 (RBS 1774, Zampieri et al. 2001)

RINSs are the largest class of thermally emitting Neutron Stars (Treves et al, 2000)

Thermal emission

detected in more than

20 NSs (SGRs, AXPs,

PSRs, Radio-quiet NSs)