HST and VLT observations of isolated neutron stars

2003/01/14 by R. Mignani, R. P. Mignani, George G. Pavlov +4
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research #Geophysics and Gravity Measurements #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.asr.2003.08.018

6 pages, 8 ps figures, submitted to ASpR

arxiv created 2003/01/14 · openalex publication_date 2004/01/01 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

New results of HST and VLT observations of isolated pulsars and their environments are presented. We present the first deep optical observations of the nearby pulsar PSR J0108-1431, the identification evidence of PSR 1929+10 based on the proper motion measurement of its optical counterpart and a deep investigation at optical wavelengths of the X-ray PWN around the Vela pulsar.

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