Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1999-11-17
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
10 pages, 4 embedded figures, conference proceedings: X-ray Astronomy '99, Stellar Endpoints, AGN and the Diffuse X-ray Backgr
Scientific paper
Observations of thermonuclear (Type I) X-ray bursts from neutron stars in low mass X-ray binaries (LMXB) with the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) have revealed large amplitude, high coherence X-ray brightness oscillations with frequencies in the 300 - 600 Hz range. Substantial spectral and timing evidence point to rotational modulation of the X-ray burst flux as the cause of these oscillations, and it is likely that they reveal the spin frequencies of neutron stars in LMXB from which they are detected. Here I review the status of our knowledge of these oscillations and describe how they can be used to constrain the masses and radii of neutron stars as well as the physics of thermonuclear burning on accreting neutron stars.
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