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Absorption lines in the spectra of nearby neutron stars
Marten H van Kerkwijk
Univ. of Toronto
Abstract:
Over the last year, photospheric absorption features - likely due to hydrogen in strongly magnetized atmospheres - have been found in X-ray spectra taken with XMM and Chandra for three nearby neutron stars. I will discuss what we have learned from those observations and describe the new puzzles they have posed. I will also present initial results from our large, 300 ks Chandra programme on one of the brightest sources.
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