Catching the gas outflow during spin-downs of Her X-1

Details Catching the gas outflow during spin-downs of Her X-1 Catching the gas outflow during spin-downs of Her X-1

Oct 2010

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010xmm..prop..146k&link_type=abstract

XMM-Newton Proposal ID #06735101

Computer Science

White Dwarf Binaries, Neutron Star Binaries, Cataclysmic Variables, Ulxs, Black Holes, Her X-1

Scientific paper

A continuous monitoring of the neutron star spin period in Her X-1 and its X-ray luminosity performed with Swift/BAT over the last five years revealed unexpected behavior of the pulsar that appears to switch between two different regimes of the angular momentum exchange between the neutron star and accretion disc. A smooth spin-up of the neutron star is occasionally interrupted by short and strong spin-down episodes accompanied with drops in the X-ray flux. The authors of the proposal recently suggested that such episodes are likely associated with strong outflow of matter from the inner parts of the accretion disc along the opened magnetic field lines which might play an important role in all Roche lobe overflowing X-ray binaries. With the proposed observations we

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Catching the gas outflow during spin-downs of Her X-1 does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Catching the gas outflow during spin-downs of Her X-1, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Catching the gas outflow during spin-downs of Her X-1 will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1314420