Astrophysical: Neutron stars

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    Renewed activity of the very faint X-ray transient CXOGC J174535.5-290124 and continued activity of the neutron-star X-ray transient SAX J1747.0-2853
    On 8-9 September 2006, a series of 7 XMM-Newton observations were performed as part of our XMM-Newton/Chandra monitoring campaign of the 1.7 square degree...
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    Renewed optical and X-ray activity in IGR J00291+5934
    We report a re-brightening of the millisecond X-ray pulsar IGR J00291+5934. In August the source performed an outburst which was detected in X-ray, UV and...
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    RXTE Detects 245 Hz X-ray Pulsations from IGR J17511-305
    RXTE PCA Bulge scans detected activity of what appeared to be a known source. However, based on the results presented below, and the report of a new INTEGRAL...
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    RXTE detects X-ray bursts from Circinus X-1
    After the recent report of X-ray re-brightening (ATel #2608), RXTE has observed the peculiar neutron star X-ray binary Cir X-1 eleven times during the last two...
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    SAX J1750.8-2900 is returning to quiescence
    The neutron star transient SAX J1750.8-2900 has been in outburst since March 15th, 2008 (ATel #1425). The X-ray flux started to decay around mid May and fell...
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    Self-consistent models for Coulomb heated X-ray pulsar atmospheres
    Calculations of accreting magnetized neutron star atmospheres heated by the gradual deceleration of protons via Coulomb collisions are presented. Self...
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    SN 1988A in M58 - Departure from Co-56 decay 700 days after explosion
    Observations of SN 1988A in M58 are presented which show a remarkable departure from Co-56 decay in the optical light curve starting about 700 days since...
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    SOAR/Goodman Spectroscopic Assessment of Candidate Counterparts of the LIGO/Virgo Event GW190814
    On 2019 August 14 at 21:10:39 UTC, the LIGO/Virgo Collaboration (LVC) detected a possible neutron star-black hole merger (NSBH), the first ever identified. An...
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    Spectral transition of 4U 1608-522 during the undergoing 2010 outburst
    Following the SuperAGILE detection of an X-ray burst from the neutron star transient and atoll source 4U 1608-522 (ATel #2461), on 3 March 2010 at 06:33:25 UT...