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Ultraviolet emission from young and middle-aged pulsars

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Isolated Neutron Stars: From the Surface to the Interior

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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 Geminga 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.

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  1. Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, 525 Davey Lab, University Park, PA, 16802, USA

    Oleg Kargaltsev & George Pavlov

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Kargaltsev, O., Pavlov, G. (2007). Ultraviolet emission from young and middle-aged pulsars. In: Zane, S., Turolla, R., Page, D. (eds) Isolated Neutron Stars: From the Surface to the Interior. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5998-8_37

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