Optical spectroscopy and photometry of the neutron star RX J1856.5-3754
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Optical spectroscopy and photometry of the neutron star RX J 1856 . 5 − 3754 ⋆
We present spectroscopy and imaging with the Very Large Telescope (VLT) of the neutron star RX J1856.5−3754. Little is known about the nature of this source other than that it is a nearby hot neutron star. Our VLT spectrum does not show any strong emission or absorption features. With considerable care to photometric calibration, we obtain photometric measurements over the optical and ultra-vio...
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We present spectroscopy and imaging with the Very Large Telescope (VLT) of the isolated neutron star RX J1856.5−3754. Little is known about the nature of this source other than that it is a nearby hot neutron star. Our VLT spectrum does not show any strong emission or absorption features. With considerable care to photometric calibration, we obtain photometric measurements over the optical and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Astronomy & Astrophysics
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0004-6361,1432-0746
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20011272