The neighbourhood of a neutron star shows a rich observational phenomenology and provides a laboratory of various topics in astrophysics such as shock physics, high energy particle acceleration and propagation, or interactions of matter with radiation and magnetic fields. New observational diagnostics of this local environment are enabled by the powerful emission of the neutron star, its explosive birth, and relativistic outflows. These diagnostics also reveal important puzzle pieces in the story about the past, present and future properties and evolution of the compact object.

Existing and future observing facilities provide or will provide a wealth of multiwavelength data, accompanied by cutting edge theoretical modelling. Join us in this session to share and review the research highlights, discuss the open questions on neutron star environments, and catalyse ideas how to solve these questions.

Programme

This session will focus on neutron stars without stellar companions.

• Compact Objects in Core-Collapse Supernova Remnants **
• Pulsar Wind Nebulae
• TeV Halos
• Disks around Neutron Stars
• Planets and Asteroids around Neutron Stars

Invited speakers

• Ünal Ertan (Sabanci University) -- review on disks around neutron stars
• Alison Mitchell (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg) -- review on TeV halos
• Barbara Olmi (INAF) -- review on pulsar wind nebulae
• Jacco Vink (University of Amsterdam) -- review on the variety of compact objects in core-collapse supernova remnants
• Alex Wolszczan (Pennsylvania State University) -- review on planets and asteroids around neutron stars

Scientific organisers

Ali Alpar (Sabanci University), Niccolo' Bucciantini (University of Florence), Emma de Oña Wilhelmi (DESY), George Pavlov (Pennsylvania State University), Bettina Posselt (chair, Oxford University), Tea Temim (Princeton University)

Contact

bettina.posselt @ physics.ox.ac.uk