3 papers
astro-ph2003
RX J1856.5-3754: Bare Quark Star or Naked Neutron Star ?
S. Zane, R. Turolla, J. J. Drake
Recent Chandra observations have shown that the soft X-ray spectrum from the isolated neutron star RX J1856.5-3754 is featureless and best fitted by a blackbody, in contrast with t…
astro-ph2000
Isolated Neutron Stars in the Galaxy
S. B. Popov, M. E. Prokhorov, M. Colpi +3
In this article we briefly review our recent results on evolution and properties of isolated neutron stars (INSs) in the Galaxy. As the first step we calculate a {\it census} of IN…
astro-ph1995
The observability of old neutron stars accreting the interstellar medium: III. The solar proximity
Silvia Zane, Luca Zampieri, Roberto Turolla +1
Old isolated accreting neutron stars may show up among unidentified soft X--ray sources detected by the ROSAT All Sky Survey. We argue that the chances of identification are greate…