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X-ray bounds on cooling, composition, and magnetic field of the Cassiopeia A neutron star and young central compact objects
Wynn C. G. Ho, Yue Zhao, Craig O. Heinke +3
We present analysis of multiple Chandra and XMM-Newton spectra, separated by 9-19 years, of four of the youngest central compact objects (CCOs) with ages < 2500 yr: CXOU J232327.9+…
Model-independent constraints on superfluidity from the cooling neutron star in Cassiopeia A
Peter S. Shternin, Dmitry D. Ofengeim, Wynn C. G. Ho +3
We present a new model-independent (applicable for a broad range of equations of state) analysis of the neutrino emissivity due to triplet neutron pairing in neutron star cores. We…
The effect of diffusive nuclear burning in neutron star envelopes on cooling in accreting systems
M. J. P Wijngaarden, Wynn C. G. Ho, Philip Chang +6
Valuable information about the neutron star interior can be obtained by comparing observations of thermal radiation from a cooling neutron star crust with theoretical models. Nucle…
Early neutron star evolution in high-mass X-ray binaries
Wynn C. G. Ho, M. J. P. Wijngaarden, Nils Andersson +2
The application of standard accretion theory to observations of X-ray binaries provides valuable insights into neutron star properties, such as their spin period and magnetic field…
Cooling of the Cassiopeia A neutron star and the effect of diffusive nuclear burning
Wynn C. G. Ho, M. J. P. Wijngaarden, Philip Chang +4
The study of how neutron stars cool over time can provide invaluable insights into fundamental physics such as the nuclear equation of state and superconductivity and superfluidity…
Diffusive nuclear burning in cooling simulations and application to new temperature data of the Cassiopeia A neutron star
M. J. P. Wijngaarden, Wynn C. G. Ho, Philip Chang +4
A critical relation in the study of neutron star cooling is the one between surface temperature and interior temperature. This relation is determined by the composition of the neut…
Consistent accretion-induced heating of the neutron-star crust in MXB 1659-29 during two different outbursts
A. S. Parikh, R. Wijnands, L. S. Ootes +10
Monitoring the cooling of neutron-star crusts heated during accretion outbursts allows us to infer the physics of the dense matter present in the crust. We examine the crust coolin…
Continued cooling of the accretion-heated neutron star crust in the X-ray transient IGR J17480-2446 located in the globular cluster Terzan 5
L. S. Ootes, S. Vats, D. Page +10
We present a new Chandra observation (performed in July 2016) of the neutron star X-ray transient IGR J17480-2446, located in the globular cluster Terzan 5. We study the continued…
A window into the neutron star: Modelling the cooling of accretion heated neutron star crusts
M. J. P. Wijngaarden, R. Wijnands, L. S. Ootes +2
In accreting neutron star X-ray transients, the neutron star crust can be substantially heated out of thermal equilibrium with the core during an accretion outburst. The observed s…
Predicting alpha Comae Berenices Time of Eclipse II: How 3 Faulty Measurements Out of 609 Caused A 26 Year Binary's Eclipse To Be Missed
Matthew W. Muterspaugh, M. J. P. Wijngaarden, H. F. Henrichs +3
The dwarf stars in the 26 year period binary alpha Com were predicted to eclipse each other in early 2015. That prediction was based on an orbit model made with over 600 astrometri…