Swift monitoring of the central X-ray source in RCW 103
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On the nature of the compact X - ray source inside RCW 103
I discuss the nature of the compact X-ray source inside the supernova remnant RCW 103. Several models, based on the accretion onto a compact object such as a neutron star or a black hole (isolated or binary), are analyzed. I show that it is more likely that the X-ray source is an accreting neutron star than an accreting black hole. I also argue that models of a binary system with an old accreti...
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عنوان ژورنال: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0035-8711
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19473.x