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    The missing links of neutron star evolution in the eROSITA all-sky X-ray survey
    (Bristol : IOP Publ., 2017) Pires, A.M.
    The observational manifestation of a neutron star is strongly connected with the properties of its magnetic field. During the star's lifetime, the field strength and its changes dominate the thermo-rotational evolution and the source phenomenology across the electromagnetic spectrum. Signatures of magnetic field evolution are best traced among elusive groups of X-ray emitting isolated neutron stars (INSs), which are mostly quiet in the radio and γ-ray wavelengths. It is thus important to investigate and survey INSs in X-rays in the hope of discovering peculiar sources and the long-sought missing links that will help us to advance our understanding of neutron star evolution. The Extended Röntgen Survey with an Imaging Telescope Array (eROSITA), the primary instrument on the forthcoming Spectrum-RG mission, will scan the X-ray sky with unprecedented sensitivity and resolution. The survey has thus the unique potential to unveil the X-ray faint end of the neutron star population and probe sources that cannot be assessed by standard pulsar surveys.
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    Reconciling radio relic observations and simulations: The NVSS sample
    (Trieste : SISSA, 2016) Gelszinnis, Jakob; Hoeft, Matthias; Nuza, Sebastián E.
    The diffusive shock acceleration scenario is usually invoked to explain radio relics, although the detailed driving mechanism is still a matter of debate. Our aim is to constrain models for the origin of radio relics by comparing observed relic samples with simulated ones. Here we present a framework to homogeneously extract the whole sample of known radio relics from NVSS so that it can be used for comparison with cosmological simulations. In this way, we can better handle intrinsic biases in the analysis of the radio relic population. In addition, we show some properties of the resulting NVSS sample relics such as the correlation between relic shape and orientation with respect to the cluster. Also, we briefly discuss the typical relic surface brightness and its relation to projected cluster distance and relic angular sizes.