3 papers
astro-ph.HE2025
X-ray, optical, and radio follow-up of five thermally emitting isolated neutron star candidates
J. Kurpas, A. M. Pires, A. D. Schwope +7
We report on follow-up observations with XMM-Newton, the FORS2 instrument at the ESO-VLT, and FAST, aiming to characterise the nature of five thermally emitting isolated neutron st…
astro-ph.HE2025
A multi-wavelength view of the isolated neutron star eRASSU J065715.3+260428
J. Kurpas, A. M. Pires, A. D. Schwope +6
The X-ray source eRASSU J065715.3+260428 was identified as a likely thermally emitting isolated neutron star in a search in the SRG/eROSITA All-Sky Survey. We investigated the natu…
astro-ph.HE2024
Isolated neutron stars as Science Validation for XMM2ATHENA: Ensuring robust data for future X-ray Astronomy
Adriana Mancini Pires, Christian Motch, Axel Schwope +9
The discovery of radio-quiet, X-ray thermally emitting isolated neutron stars (XINSs) in the ROSAT All-Sky Survey revealed a previously overlooked component of the neutron star pop…