RCW 103 -- Revisiting a cooling neutron star

Abstract

Recent observations of the compact source embedded within the supernova remnant RCW 103 rekindle interest in the origin of this object's emission. We contrast several models in which neutron-star cooling powers RCW 103. Specifically, either the presence of an accreted envelope or a sufficiently intense magnetic field can account for the X-ray emission from this object.

9 pages, 2 figures, submitted to MNRAS

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• On the nature of the compact X-ray source inside RCW 103

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