ar X iv : a st ro - p h / 06 09 52 4 v 1 1 9 Se p 20 06 Astronomy meets QCD : cooling constraints for the theories of internal structure of compact objects

ar X iv : a st ro - p h / 06 09 52 4 v 2 2 5 Se p 20 06 Astronomy meets QCD : cooling constraints for the theories of internal structure of compact objects

We discuss a set of tests which confront observations of cooling compact objects and theories of their thermal evolution. As an example we apply the recently developed LogNLog S test of compact star cooling theories to hybrid stars with a color superconducting quark matter core, we also apply and discuss other existing tests. While there is not yet a microscopically founded superconducting quar...

ar X iv : a st ro - p h / 06 09 71 1 v 1 2 6 Se p 20 06 BAIKAL Experiment : main results obtained with the neutrino telescope NT 200

The Baikal Neutrino Telescope NT200 takes data since April 1998. On April 9th, 2005, the 10 Mton scale detector NT200+ was put into operation in Lake Baikal. Selected results obtained during 1998-2002 with the neutrino telescope NT200 are presented.

ar X iv : a st ro - p h / 06 09 57 7 v 1 2 0 Se p 20 06 The signature of local cosmic structures on the ultra - high energy cosmic ray anisotropies

Current experiments collecting high statistics in ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) are opening a new window on the universe facing the possibility to perform UHECR astronomy. Here we discuss a large scale structure (LSS) model for the UHECR origin for which we evaluate the expected large scale anisotropy in the UHECR arrival distribution. Employing the IRAS PSCz catalogue as tracer of the...

ar X iv : a st ro - p h / 06 11 09 9 v 1 2 N ov 2 00 6 Nuclear Activity in UZC Compact Groups of Galaxies

ar X iv : a st ro - p h / 06 10 59 3 v 1 1 9 O ct 2 00 6 The Zoo of Neutron Stars

In these lecture notes I briefly discuss the present day situation and new discoveries in astrophysics of neutron stars focusing on isolated objects. The latter include soft gamma repeaters, anomalous X-ray pulsars, central compact objects in supernova remnants, the Magnificent seven, and rotating radio transients. In the last part of the paper I describe available tests of cooling curves of ne...