Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Aug 1980
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980apj...240..264b&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 240, Aug. 15, 1980, p. 264-270.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Binary Stars, Magnetic Stars, Neutron Stars, Stellar Radiation, X Ray Binaries, X Ray Sources, High Temperature Plasmas, Iron, Stellar Atmospheres, Stellar Gravitation, Stellar Magnetic Fields
Scientific paper
The emission of iron K photons by the continuum X-ray source and the neutron star surface is considered. It is shown that the continuum sources of X-ray binaries produce negligible amounts of iron K photons because nearly all iron atoms in the continuum source are fully stripped due to the intense X-ray fluxes. In contrast, the atmosphere of the neutron star in an X-ray binary might be an important source of iron K photons (photon energy about 6.5 keV) because it is bombarded by a large number of hard X-rays capable of photo-ejecting K-shell electrons from iron atoms. Information is discussed concerning the magnetic field strength, the gravitational potential at the neutron star surface, and the direction of the magnetic dipole axis which are obtainable from the observations of K photons of the neutron star atmosphere.
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