Basic parameters of the helium-accreting X-ray bursting neutron star in 4U 1820−30
Basic parameters of the helium-accreting X-ray bursting neutron star in 4U 1820−30
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4U 1820â30中氦吸积X射线爆发中子星的基本参数
DOI:
10.1093/mnras/stx2234
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发表时间:
2017
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Poutanen
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作者:
Suleimanov;Kajava;Molkov;Nättilä;Lutovinov;Werner;Poutanen
The ultracompact low-mass X-ray binary 4U 1820−30 situated in the globular cluster NGC 6624 has an orbital period of only ≈11.4 min, which likely implies a white dwarf companion. The observed X-ray bursts demonstrate a photospheric radius expansion phase and therefore are believed to reach the Eddington luminosity, allowing us to estimate the mass and the radius of the neutron star (NS) in this binary. Here, we re-analyse allRossi X-ray Timing Explorerobservations of the system and confirm that almost all the bursts took place during the hard persistent state of the system. This allows us to use the recently developed direct cooling tail method to estimate the NS mass and radius. However, because of the very short, about a second, duration of the cooling tail phases that can be described by the theoretical atmosphere models, the obtained constraints on the NS radius are not very strict. Assuming a pure helium NS atmosphere, we found that the NS radius is in the range 10–12 km, if the NS mass is below 1.7 M⊙, and in a wider range of 8–12 km for a higher 1.7–2.0 M⊙NS mass. The method also constrains the distance to the system to be 6.5 ± 0.5 kpc, which is consistent with the distance to the cluster. For the solar composition atmosphere, the NS parameters are in strong contradiction with the generally accepted range of possible NS masses and radii.
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影响因子:
4.8
作者:
V. Suleimanov;J. Poutanen;J. Nattila;J. Kajava;M. Revnivtsev;K. Werner
通讯作者:
V. Suleimanov;J. Poutanen;J. Nattila;J. Kajava;M. Revnivtsev;K. Werner
DOI:
10.1051/0004-6361:20034048
发表时间:
1991-07
期刊:
The Astrophysical Journal
影响因子:
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作者:
J. Madej
通讯作者:
J. Madej
DOI:
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发表时间:
1984
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影响因子:
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作者:
R. London;W. M. Howard;R. Taam
通讯作者:
R. Taam
DOI:
10.1088/0004-637x/742/2/122
发表时间:
2010-04
期刊:
The Astrophysical Journal
影响因子:
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作者:
V. Suleimanov;J. Poutanen;M. Revnivtsev;K. Werner
通讯作者:
V. Suleimanov;J. Poutanen;M. Revnivtsev;K. Werner
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发表时间:
1983
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影响因子:
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作者:
W. Priedhorsky;J. Terrell
通讯作者:
J. Terrell