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arxiv: astro-ph/9806354 · v2 · submitted 1998-06-26 · 🌌 astro-ph

What is the nature of the central compact X-ray source in the supernova remnant RCW 103

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In this poster I discuss the nature of the compact X-ray source in the center of the supernova remnant RCW 103. Several models, based on the accretion onto a compact object such as a neutron star or a black hole (isolated or binary), are analyzed. I show that it is more likely that the central X-ray source is an accreting neutron star than an accreting black hole. I also argue that models of a disrupted binary system consisting of an old accreting neutron star and a new one observed as a 69-ms X-ray and radio pulsar are most favored.

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