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List of works by Silvia Zane

A Compton reflection dominated spectrum in a peculiar accreting neutron star

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A First Look withChandraat SGR 1806-20 after the Giant Flare: Significant Spectral Softening and Rapid Flux Decay

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

A Low-Magnetic-Field Soft Gamma Repeater

scientific article published in Science

A Preview of the Swift UVOT Capabilities: Imaging and Lightcurves from XMM-Newton OM

A Search for Pulsed and Bursty Radio Emission from X-ray Dim Isolated Neutron Stars

A Statistical Comparison of the Optical∕UV and X-ray GRB Afterglows Observed using the Swift UVOT and XRT

A large area detector proposed for the Large Observatory for X-ray Timing (LOFT)

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A new Swift observation of the AXP 1RXSJ170849.0‐400910

A new low magnetic field magnetar: the 2011 outburst of Swift J1822.3-1606

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

A new low-B magnetar: Swift J1822.3–1606

A phase-variable absorption feature in the X-ray spectrum of the magnetar SGR 0418+5729

A polarized view of the hot and violent universe

scientific article published on 10 May 2021

A puzzling event during the X-ray emission of the binary system GX 1+4

A statistical comparison of the optical/UV and X-ray afterglows of gamma-ray bursts using the Swift Ultraviolet Optical and X-ray Telescopes

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A statistical study of gamma-ray burst afterglows measured by theSwiftUltraviolet Optical Telescope

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A strongly magnetized pulsar within the grasp of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole

scholarly article by Nanda Rea et al published 11 September 2013 in Letters of the Astrophysical Journal

A time-variable, phase-dependent emission line in the X-ray spectrum of the isolated neutron star RX J0822−4300

A unified timing and spectral model for the anomalous X-ray pulsars XTE J1810-197 and CXOU J164710.2-455216

A variable absorption feature in the X-ray spectrum of a magnetar

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ASwiftGaze into the 2006 March 29 Burst Forest of SGR 1900+14

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

Accelerator experiments with soft protons and hyper-velocity dust particles: application to ongoing projects of future x-ray missions

Accurate X-ray position and multiwavelength observations of the isolated neutron star RBS 1774

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Adaptive optics, near-infrared observations of magnetars

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

An Optical Counterpart Candidate for the Isolated Neutron Star RBS 1774

AnXMM‐NewtonView of the Soft Gamma Repeater SGR 1806−20: Long‐Term Variability in the Pre–Giant Flare Epoch

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

Anatomy of a dark burst - the afterglow of GRB 060108

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Atmosphere of strongly magnetized neutron stars heated by particle bombardment

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Bar Mode Instability in Relativistic Rotating Stars: A Post‐Newtonian Treatment

Bare Quark Stars or Naked Neutron Stars? The Case of RX J1856.5−3754

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Baseline design of the filters for the LAD detector on board LOFT

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Calibration strategies for the LAD instrument on-board LOFT

Can a double component outflow explain the X-ray and optical lightcurves of Swift Gamma-Ray Bursts?

Challenging the current model for the GRB canonical afterglow lightcurve

Dense matter with eXTP

Detection of Pulsed X‐Ray Emission fromXMM‐NewtonObservations of PSR J0538+2817

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Discovery of 2.6 s pulsations in SGR1627–41

Discovery of 59 ms pulsations from 1RXS J141256.0+792204 (Calvera)

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Discovery of Cyclotron Resonance Features in the Soft Gamma Repeater SGR 1806−20

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Dynamical Comptonization in spherical flows: black hole accretion and stellar winds

scholarly article by R. Turolla et al published 1 December 1996 in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

ERRATUM: "New limits on radio emission from X-ray dim isolated neutron stars" (2009, ApJ, 702, 692)

scholarly article published in The Astrophysical Journal

ERRATUM: ‘The variable spin-down rate of the transient magnetar XTE J1810-197’

scholarly article published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Early X-ray and optical observations of the soft gamma-ray repeater SGR 0418+5729

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Early afterglow detection in the Swift observations of GRB 050801

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Energy injection in GRB afterglows: the cases of Swift GRBs 050401, 050801 and 050802

Evidence for Surface Cooling Emission in theXMM‐NewtonSpectrum of the X‐Ray Pulsar PSR B2334+61

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Evidence for precession of the isolated neutron star RX J0720.4-3125

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Evidence for the magnetar nature of 1E 161348−5055 in RCW 103

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Evidence for vacuum birefringence from the first optical-polarimetry measurement of the isolated neutron star RX J1856.5−3754

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Exploration of the high-redshift universe enabled by THESEUS

scientific article published on 29 July 2021

Extreme Properties of GRB 061007: a highly energetic or a highly collimated burst?

Extreme properties of GRB 061007: a highly energetic or a highly collimated burst?

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First Detection of Polarization in X-Rays for PSR B0540-69 and Its Nebula

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First XMM-Newton observations of an isolated neutron star: RX J0720.4-3125

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From outburst to quiescence: the decay of the transient AXP XTE J1810-197

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Gamma ray burst studies with THESEUS

scientific article published on 30 June 2021

General Relativistic Radiative Transfer in Hot Astrophysical Plasmas: A Characteristic Approach

Giant flares in soft gamma-ray repeaters and short GRBs

scientific article published on May 2007

Hard X-ray variability of Magnetar's Tails observed with INTEGRAL

Highly ionized Fe Kαemission lines from the LINER galaxy M 81

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Highly ionized Fe Kαemission lines from the LINER galaxy M 81(Corrigendum)

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High‐Resolution X‐Ray Spectroscopy of Hercules X‐1 with theXMM‐NewtonReflection Grating Spectrometer: CNO Element Abundance Measurements and Density Diagnostics of a Photoionized Plasma

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Hot Atmospheres around Accreting Neutron Stars: A Possible Source for Hard X‐Ray Emission

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IXPE observation confirms a high spin in the accreting black hole 4U 1957+115

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Is RX J1856.5-3754 a naked neutron star ?

Is Sgr 0418+5729 indeed a waning magnetar?

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

Isolated Neutron Stars: Accretors and Coolers

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Jet breaks at the end of the plateau phase of Swift GRB lightcurves

Jet breaks at the end of the slow decline phase ofSwiftGRB light curves

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LOFT — Large Observatory for X-ray Timing

LOFT: Large Observatory For X-Ray Timing

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LOFT: the Large Observatory For X-ray Timing

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Large Observatory for x-ray Timing (LOFT-P): a Probe-class mission concept study

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Linking the X-ray timing and spectral properties of the glitching AXP 1RXS J170849-400910

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Long term hard X-ray variability of the anomalous X-ray pulsar 1RXS J170849.0–400910 discovered with INTEGRAL

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Long term spectral variability in the soft gamma-ray repeater SGR 1900+14

Long-term spectral and timing properties of the soft gamma-ray repeater SGR 1833−0832 and detection of extended X-ray emission around the radio pulsar PSR B1830−08

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Magnetar X-ray emission mechanisms

Magnetar spectra and twisted magnetospheres

Magnetars' Giant Flares: the Case of SGR 1806–20

Magnetars: the physics behind observations. A review

scientific article published on 16 October 2015

Magnetized Atmospheres around Neutron Stars Accreting at Low Rates

Modeling the broadband persistent emission of magnetars

Modelling lightcurves and spectra of transient Anomalous X-ray Pulsars

Modelling the spin pulse profile of the isolated neutron star RX J0720.4-3125 observed with XMM-Newton

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Multi-instrument X-ray monitoring of the January 2009 outburst from the recurrent magnetar candidate 1E 1547.0-5408

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Multi-messenger astrophysics with THESEUS in the 2030s

scientific article published on 15 October 2021

Near infrared VLT/MAD observations of the isolated neutron stars RX J0420.0-5022 and RX J1856.5-3754

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Neutron star surface emission: Beyond the dipole model

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Neutron stars accreting the ISM: Are they fast or slow objects?

New limits on radio emission from X-ray dim isolated neutron stars

New results on magnetars' X-ray spectral modeling

ORIGIN: metal creation and evolution from the cosmic dawn

Observatory science with eXTP

Old Isolated Accreting Neutron Stars: Contribution to the Soft X-Ray Background in the 0.5--2 keV Band

Old Isolated Accreting Neutron Stars: the Diffuse X‐Ray Emission from the Galactic Center

On Electrostatic Positron Acceleration in the Accretion Flow onto Neutron Stars

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Optimisation of the design for the LOFT large area detector module

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Our distorted view of magnetars: application of the resonant cyclotron scattering model

Physics and astrophysics of strong magnetic field systems with eXTP

Polarization of neutron star surface emission: a systematic analysis

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Polarized blazar X-rays imply particle acceleration in shocks

scientific article published in November 2022

Polarized thermal emission from X-ray dim isolated neutron stars: the case of RX J1856.5−3754

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Polarized x-rays constrain the disk-jet geometry in the black hole x-ray binary Cygnus X-1

scientific article published on 11 November 2022

Polarized x-rays from a magnetar

scientific article published on 11 November 2022

Post-glitch variability in the anomalous X-ray pulsar 1RXS J170849.0–400910

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Power‐Law Tails from Dynamical Comptonization in Converging Flows

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Probing the Pulsar Wind Nebula of PSR B0355+54

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

Pronounced Long‐Term Flux Variability of the Anomalous X‐Ray Pulsar 1E 1048.1−5937

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

Prospects for Simbol-X Observations of Magnetars

Proton Cyclotron Features in Thermal Spectra of Ultramagnetized Neutron Stars

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Pulsar timing in extreme mass ratio binaries: a general relativistic approach

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Pulse phase-coherent timing and spectroscopy of CXOU J164710.2−45521 outbursts

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Quiescent state and outburst evolution of SGR 0501+4516

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Quiet but still bright:XMM-Newtonobservations of the soft gamma-ray repeater SGR 0526-66

RETRACTED ARTICLE: X-ray observations of PSR B0355+54 and its pulsar wind nebula

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Resonant Cyclotron Scattering in Magnetars’ Emission

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

SGR 0418+5729: a low-magnetic-field magnetar

SGR 1806-20 about two years after the giant flare: Suzaku, XMM-Newton and INTEGRAL observations

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

STROBE-X: X-ray timing and spectroscopy on dynamical timescales from microseconds to years

STROBE-X: a probe-class mission for x-ray spectroscopy and timing on timescales from microseconds to years

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Science with e-ASTROGAM

Searching for small-scale diffuse emission around SGR 1806-20

Spatial dispersion of light rays propagating through a plasma in Kerr space–time

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Spectral Modeling of the High-Energy Emission of the Magnetar 4U 0142+614

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

Spectral and temporal variations of the isolated neutron star RX J0720.4-3125: new XMM-Newton observations

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Spin-down rate and inferred dipole magnetic field of the soft gamma-ray repeater SGR 1627-41

Strong bursts from the anomalous X-ray pulsar 1E 1547.0-5408 observed with the INTEGRAL/SPI anti-coincidence shield

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

Strongest magnet in the cosmos

Studies of neutron stars at optical/IR wavelengths

Suzaku observation of the new soft gamma repeater SGR 0501+4516 in outburst

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

Swift and Chandra confirm the intensity-hardness correlation of the AXP 1RXS J170849.0–400910

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Swift and Fermi observations of the early afterglow of the short gamma-ray burst 090510

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Swift and optical observations of GRB 050401

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Swift observations of GRB 050712

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The 2008 May burst activation of SGR 1627-41

The 2008 October Swift detection of X-ray bursts/outburst from the transient SGR-like AXP 1E 1547.0−5408

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The Elusiveness of Old Neutron Stars

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The FirstXMM‐NewtonObservations of the Soft Gamma‐Ray Repeater SGR 1900+14

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

The Gamma-Ray Giant Flare from SGR 1806-20: Evidence of Crustal Cracking via Initial Timescales

scientific article (publication date: 16 June 2005)

The IXPE View of GRB 221009A

scientific article published in March 2023

The LOFT ground segment

The LOFT mission concept: a status update

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The Large Observatory for X-ray Timing (LOFT)

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The Large Observatory for x-ray timing

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The X-ray outburst of the Galactic Centre magnetar SGR J1745−2900 during the first 1.5 year

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The X-ray outburst of the Galactic Centre magnetar as monitored by Chandra and XMM-Newton

The birthplace and age of the isolated neutron star RX J1856.5-3754

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The calm after the storm: XMM-Newton observation of SGR 1806–20  two months after the Giant Flare of 2004 December 27

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

The central engine of GRB 130831A and the energy breakdown of a relativistic explosion

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The continued spectral and temporal evolution of RX J0720.4−3125

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The continuum and line spectra of SGR 1806-20 bursts

The design of the wide field monitor for the LOFT mission

The discovery, monitoring and environment of SGR J1935+2154

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The dust-scattering X-ray rings of the anomalous X-ray pulsar 1E 1547.0-5408

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

The enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry mission—eXTP

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The first Suzaku observation of SGR 1806–20

The first outburst of the new magnetar candidate SGR 0501+4516

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The influence of magnetic field geometry on magnetars X-ray spectra

The isolated neutron star X-ray pulsars RX J0420.0–5022 and RX J0806.4–4123: New X-ray and optical observations

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The large area detector of LOFT: the Large Observatory for X-ray Timing

scientific article (publication date: 24 July 2014)

The large area detector onboard the eXTP mission

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The magnetar emission in the IR band: the role of magnetospheric currents

The nature of the outflow in gamma-ray bursts

The on-board calibration system of the X-ray Imaging Polarimetry Explorer (XIPE)

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The on-board data handling concept for the LOFT large area detector

scholarly article published 7 September 2012

The optical rebrightening of GRB100814A: an interplay of forward and reverse shocks?

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The outburst decay of the low magnetic field magnetar SWIFT J1822.3−1606: phase-resolved analysis and evidence for a variable cyclotron feature

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The outburst decay of the low magnetic field magnetar Sgr 0418+5729

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

The proper motion of the isolated neutron star RX J1605.3+3249

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The two-component afterglow of Swift GRB 050802

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The variable spin-down rate of the transient magnetar XTE J1810−197

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Thermal emission from isolated neutron stars and their surface magnetic field: Going quadrupolar?

Three XMM-Newton observations of the anomalous X-ray pulsar 1E 1048.1–5937: Long term variations in spectrum and pulsed fraction

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Time domain astronomy with the THESEUS satellite

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Timing analysis of the isolated neutron star RX J0720.4-3125

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Timing analysis of the isolated neutron star RX J0720.4-3125 revisited

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Topology of magnetars external field - I. Axially symmetric fields

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Two magnetars: SGR 1627–41 and 1E 1547–5408

Understanding the Nature of Dark Bursts with the Afterglow of GRB 060108

Unveiling the thermal and magnetic map of neutron star surfaces though their X-ray emission: method and light-curve analysis

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Updated phase coherent timing solution of the isolated neutron star RX J0720.4–3125 using recent XMM-Newton and Chandra observations

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VLT optical observations of the isolated neutron star RX J0420.0-5022

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VLT/FORS2 observations of the optical counterpart of the isolated neutron star RBS 1774

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VLT/NACO near-infrared observations of the transient radio magnetar 1E 1547.0-5408

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Very Early Optical Afterglows of Gamma‐Ray Bursts: Evidence for Relative Paucity of Detection

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

Very deep X-ray observations of the anomalous X-ray pulsar 4U 0142+614

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Wide-band Suzaku analysis of the persistent emission from Sgr 0501+4516 during the 2008 outburst

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

X-RAY DIM ISOLATED NEUTRON STARS: A REVIEW OF THE LATEST TIMING AND SPECTRAL PROPERTIES

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X-ray and radio observations of the magnetar Swift J1834.9−0846 and its dust-scattering halo

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X-ray emission line gas in the LINER galaxy M 81

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X-ray intensity-hardness correlation and deep IR observations of the anomalous X-ray pulsar 1RXS J170849-400910

X-ray spectra from magnetar candidates - II. Resonant cross-sections for electron-photon scattering in the relativistic regime

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X-ray spectra from magnetar candidates - III. Fitting SGR/AXP soft X-ray emission with non-relativistic Monte Carlo models

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X-ray spectra from magnetar candidates – I. Monte Carlo simulations in the non-relativistic regime

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X-ray spectra from neutron stars accreting at low rates

X-ray study of HLX1: intermediate-mass black hole or foreground neutron star?

scholarly article by Roberto Soria et al published October 2010 in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

XIPE: the X-ray imaging polarimetry explorer

scientific article (publication date: 24 August 2013)

XIPE: the x-ray imaging polarimetry explorer

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XMM--Newton EPIC observations of Her X-1

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XMM-Newton EPIC & OM Observations of Her X-1 over the 35 d Beat Period and an Anomalous Low State

XMM-Newton observations of Markarian 421

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

XMM-Newton observations of the Soft Gamma Ray Repeater SGR 1627-41 in a low luminosity state

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

XMM-Newton observations of the Vela pulsar

XMM-Newton observations of the isolated neutron star 1RXS J214303.7+065419/RBS1774

XMM-NewtonEPIC and Optical Monitor observations of Her X-1 over the 35-d beat period

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XMM-Newtonreveals a candidate period for the spin of the “Magnificent Seven” neutron star RX J1605.3+3249

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XMM‐NewtonDetection of Pulsations and a Spectral Feature in the X‐Ray Emission of the Isolated Neutron Star 1RXS J214303.7+065419/RBS 1774

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XMM‐NewtonObservations of PSR B1706−44

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Xmm-Newton discovery of 2.6 s pulsations in the soft gamma-ray repeater Sgr 1627-41

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

eXTP: Enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarization mission

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