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Parallel Session APT5
(ASTROPHYSICS OF NEUTRON STARS AND BLACKHOLES: THEORY. 5)
Thermal Behaviour
of
Compact Stars
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Scope:
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Modelling of the thermal
behavior of compact stars (either neutron, in their many possible
forms, or strange stars) is a very powerfull tool to study the nature
of matter at supra-nuclear densities. This session will focus on two
complementary approaches to this problem: isolated cooling compact
stars and accreting ones. Review talks will present critical
observational data and the essential theory.
Some compact stars in LMXBs (Low-Mass X-ray
Binaries) may be much heavier than isolated ones and together they
allow to study an
extended range of masses. Transiently accreting systems make
it possible to study the short-time thermal response of the star while
superbursting systems directly probe the interior physical conditions.
Moreover, recent observations seriously challenge our standard view of
neutron stars.
The later merging of the
compact
star and its companion (probably a white dwarf for descendants of
LMXBs) is a
possible central engine for short gamma-ray bursts and certainly a
strong source of gravitational waves.
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Session Schedule
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14:30
(20')
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Dany
Page
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Introduction
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14:50
(30'+5')
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Peter Jonker*
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An observers view of X-ray
binaries and soft X-ray transients
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15:25
(40'+5')
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Andrew Cumming* |
Long type I X-ray bursts
and the interiors of accreting compact stars
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16:10
(18'+2')
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Stratos
Boutloukos
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A unique test for QPO
models and masses of neutron stars in LMXBs
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16:30 - 17:00
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Coffee break |
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17:00
(30'+5')
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Dima Yakovlev* |
Magnetars: Internal
heating and energy budget
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17:35
(18'+2')
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Juan-Antonio
Miralles
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A self-consistent model
for the isolated neutron star RX J0720.4-3125
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17:55
(18'+2')
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Wolfgang Kundt
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Neutron-star atmospheres
and X-ray spectra
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18:15
(18'+2')
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Janusz Gil
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Thermal radiation from
spark heated polar caps
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18:35
(18'+2')
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Martin Urbanec
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Trapping of neutrinos in
extremely compact neutron stars
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*: Invited talks
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