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HST and VLT Observations of Pulsars and Their Environments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

R. P. Mignani ,
A. De Luca  and
P. A. Caraveo
R. P. Mignani
Affiliation:
ESO, Karl Schwarzschild Str. 2, D85749 Garching, Germany
A. De Luca
Affiliation:
IASF, v. Bassini 15, I-20133 Milan, Italy
P. A. Caraveo
Affiliation:
IASF, v. Bassini 15, I-20133 Milan, Italy

Abstract

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The state of the art of optical studies of isolated neutron stars (INSs) and their pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) is reviewed. In addition, results obtained from recent HST and VLT observations are presented and discussed.

Type
Part 9: Optical, X-ray and Gamma-ray Observations
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 218: Young Neutrons Stars and their Environments , 2004 , pp. 391 - 398
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2004 

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