Showing 2003Show all
2 papers · 1 filter
astro-ph2003
Monitoring Chandra observations of the quasi-persistent neutron-star X-ray transient MXB 1659-29 in quiescence: the cooling curve of the heated neutron-star crust
Rudy Wijnands, Jeroen Homan, Jon M. Miller +1
We have observed the quasi-persistent neutron-star X-ray transient and eclipsing binary MXB 1659-29 in quiescence on three occasions with Chandra. The purpose of our observations w…
astro-ph2003
An X-ray Nebula Associated with the Millisecond Pulsar B1957+20
B. W. Stappers, B. M. Gaensler, V. M. Kaspi +2
We have detected an x-ray nebula around the binary millisecond pulsar B1957+20. A narrow tail, corresponding to the shocked pulsar wind, is seen interior to the known H-alpha bow s…