The crust cooling curve of the neutron star in MXB 1659-29

Authors
Publication date 2004
Host editors
  • G. Tovmassian
  • E. Sion
Book title Compact Binaries in the Galaxy and Beyond
Volume | Issue number 20
Pages (from-to) 7-9
Publisher IAU
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy (API)
Abstract We have monitored the quasi-persistent neutron-star X-ray transient MXB 1659-29 in quiescence using Chandra. The purpose of our observations was to monitor the quiescent behavior of the source after its last prolonged outburst episode and to study the cooling curve of the neutron star in this system. We discuss the results obtained and how they constrain the properties of the neutron star in MXB 1659-29.
Document type Conference contribution
Published at http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-bib_query?bibcode=2004RMxAC..20....7W&db_key=AST&high=41f4b95c5125991
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