Central Compact Objects in Supernova Remnants

Abstract

Central Compact Objects (CCOs) are a handful of sources located close to the geometrical center of young supernova remnants. They only show thermal-like, soft X-ray emission and have no counterparts at any other wavelength. While the first observed CCO turned out to be a very peculiar magnetar, discovery that three members of the family are weakly magnetised Isolated Neutron Stars (INSs) set the basis for an interpretation of the class. However, the phenomeology of CCOs and their relationship with other classes of INSs, possibly ruled by supernova fall-back accretion, are still far from being well understood.

7 pages, to appear in the proceedings of "Physics of Neutron Stars - 2017" Conference (July 10-14, Saint Petersburg), JPCS, eds. G.G. Pavlov, J.A. Pons, P.S. Shternin & D.G. Yakovlev

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