Correcting the Angular Size
R¥ /(d/100 pc) = 4.12 ± 0.68 km (Drake et al, 2002)
Ratio of the emitted to the bb power in the 0.1-2 keV range for different values of the plasma frequency and B =3 x1013 G. Filled circles: T=constant. Open circles: T(q).
T =const:                           7.56  ± 1.25 km  < R ¥ < 9.64  ± 1.59 km
 
T(q) (larger hardening)  :   9.11 ± 1.50 km  < R ¥ < 11.73  ± 1.94 km
If d  ~ 130 pc + emission from the entire star surface + 1 < wp / w p, 0 < 2.5:
THE MERIDIONAL T DISTRIBUTION CAN PROVIDE  R ¥ ~10-12 km
COMPATIBLE WITH (SOFT) EOS of NSs (Lattimer & Prakash, 2001)