Optical observations of low-mass X-ray binaries and millisecond pulsars

Details Optical observations of low-mass X-ray binaries and millisecond pulsars Optical observations of low-mass X-ray binaries and millisecond pulsars

Sep 1992

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992pasp..104..775c&link_type=abstract

Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Publications (ISSN 0004-6280), vol. 104, no. 679, p. 775-779.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Black Holes (Astronomy), Pulsars, Pulse Duration, Stellar Mass, Visual Observation, X Ray Binaries, Black Body Radiation, Light Curve, Stellar Mass Accretion

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We review recent results from optical observations of low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) and millisecond pulsars. We discuss the optical and X-ray properties of those LMXBs which have been suspected of harboring black holes, reviewing in particular recent work on GX 339-4. We also present preliminary results from new optical observations of the ablating millisecond pulsar system PSR 1957 + 20. The orbital modulation is smooth and symmetrical, and is at least four magnitudes deep in R. However, the overall shape of the light curve can be reproduced by a simple model assuming blackbody reradiation from the secondary.

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