Publications of Werner Becker

Becker, W.; Weisskopf, M. C.; Tennant, A. F.; Jessner, A.; Dyks, J.; Harding, A. K.; Zhang, S. N.: Revealing the X-ray emission processes of old rotation-powered pulsars: XMM-Newton observations of PSR B0950+08, PSR B0823+26, and PSR J2043+2740. The Astrophysical Journal 615, pp. 908 - 920 (2004)

Wachter, S.; Patel, S. K.; Kouveliotou, C.; Bouchet, P.; Özel, F.; Tennant, A. F.; Woods, P. M.; Hurley, K.; Becker, W.; Slane, P.: Precise localization of the soft gamma repeater SGR 1627-41 and the anomalous X-ray pulsar AXP 1E1841-045 with Candra. The Astrophysical Journal 615, pp. 887 - 896 (2004)

Mineo, T.; Cusumano, G.; Massaro, E.; Becker, W.; Nicastro, L.: Spectral and timing properties of the X-ray emission from the millisecond pulsar PSR B1821-24. Astronomy & Astrophysics 423 (3), pp. 1045 - 1050 (2004)

Weisskopf, M. C.; O'Dell, S.; Paerels, F.; Elsner, R. F.; Becker, W.; Tennant, A. F.; Swartz, D. A.: Chandra phase-resolved X-ray spectoscopy of the Crab pulsar. The Astrophysical Journal 601, pp. 1050 - 1057 (2004)

Nicastro, L.; Cusumano, G.; Löhmer, O.; Kramer, M.; Kuiper, L.; Hermsen, W.; Mineo, T.; Becker, W.: BeppoSAX observation of PSR B1937+21. Astronomy & Astrophysics 413 (3), pp. 1065 - 1072 (2004)

Becker, W.; Swartz, D. A.; Pavlov, G. G.; Elsner, R. F.; Grindlay, J.; Mignani, R.; Tennant, A. F.; Backer, D.; Pulone, L.; Testa, V. et al.; Weisskopf, M. C.: Chandra X-Ray Observatory observations of the globular cluster M28 and its millisecond pulsar PSR B1821-24. The Astrophysical Journal 594, pp. 798 - 811 (2003)

Caraveo, P. A.; Bignami, G. F.; DeLuca, A.; Mereghetti, S.; Pellizzoni, A.; Mignani, R.; Tur, A.; Becker, W.: Geminga’s tails: a pulsar bow shock probing the interstellar medium. Science 301, pp. 1345 - 1347 (2003)

Mignani, R. P.; De Luca, A.; Kargaltsev, O.; Pavlov, G. G.; Zaggia, S.; Caraveo, P. A.; Becker, W.: Search for the optical counterpart of the Vela pulsar X-ray nebula. The Astrophysical Journal 594, pp. 419 - 427 (2003)

Gaensler, B. M.; Schulz, N. S.; Kaspi, V. M.; Pivovaroff, M. J.; Becker, W. E.: XMM-Newton observations of PSR B1823-13: an asymmetric synchrotron nebula around a Vela-like pulsar. The Astrophysical Journal 588, pp. 441 - 451 (2003)

Mereghetti, S.; De Luca, A.; Caraveo, P. A.; Becker, W.; Mignani, R.; Bignami, G. F.: Pulse phase variations of the X-ray spectral features in the radio-quiet neutron star 1E 1207-5209. The Astrophysical Journal 581 (2), pp. 1280 - 1285 (2002)

Boumis, P.; Mavromatakis, F.; Paleologou, E. V.; Becker, W.: New optical filamentary structures in Pegasus. Astronomy & Astrophysics 396 (1), pp. 225 - 234 (2002)

Mignani, R. P.; De Luca, A.; Caraveo, P. A.; Becker, W.: Hubble Space Telescope proper motion confirms the optical identification of the nearby pulsar PSR 1929+10. The Astrophysical Journal 580 (2), pp. L147 - L150 (2002)

Mineo, T.; Massaro, E.; Cusumano, G.; Becker, W.: BeppoSAX observations of the three gamma-ray pulsars PSR B0656+14, PSR B1055-52 and PSR B1706-44. Astronomy & Astrophysics 392 (1), pp. 181 - 187 (2002)

Zavlin, V. E.; Pavlov, G. G.; Sanwal, D.; Manchester, R. N.; Trümper, J.; Halpern, J. P.; Becker, W.: X-radiation from the millisecond pulsar J0437-4715. The Astrophysical Journal 569 (2), pp. 894 - 902 (2002)

Becker, W.: ROSAT erforscht Neutronensterne. Astronomie + Raumfahrt 32 (25), pp. 4 - 5 (1995)

Becker, W. (Ed.): Neutron Stars and Pulsars. Springer, Berlin, Germany (2009), 697 pp.

Becker, W.: X-ray emission from pulsars and neutron stars. In: Neutron Stars and Pulsars, Chapter 6, pp. 91 - 140 (Ed. Becker, W.). Springer, Berlin, Germany (2009)

Becker, W.; Haberl, F.; Trümper, J.: Pulsars and isolated neutron stars. In: The Universe in X-rays, pp. 183 - 216 (Eds. Trümper, J.E.; Hasinger, G.). Springer, Berlin, Germany (2008)

Becker, W.; Pavlov, G. G.: Pulsars and isolated neutron stars. In: The Century of Space Science, Vol. 1, pp. 721 - 758. Kluwer Academic Publisher, Dordrecht (2002)

Becker, W.; Lesch, H.; Trümper, J. (Eds.): 270. WE-Heraeus Seminar on Neutron Stars, Pulsars and Supernova Remnants. 270. WE-Heraeus Seminar on Neutron Stars, Pulsars and Supernova Remnants, Bad Honnef, Germany, January 21, 2002 - January 25, 2002. Max-Planck-Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik, Garching (2002), II, 302 pp.