Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2007-10-22
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Frascati Workshop 2007 "Multifrequency behaviour of high energy cosmic sources"; ChJAA in press (6 pages, 5 figures)
Scientific paper
The majority of X-ray burst sources do not display a burst rate that increases with luminosity as expected, but this is seen in the two clocked bursters XB1323-619 and GS1826-24. We present a detailed investigation of these two sources which in the case of the first source, spans 18 years. Based on measurements of the burst rate, X-ray luminosity, the alpha-parameter and the two time constants generally present in the burst decays, we demonstrate the importance of the rp nuclear burning process. A detailed comparison with theory shows that although the burst rate in each source agrees well with the theoretical value, there is a difference of more than a factor of 5 in the burst rate at a given luminosity between the sources. We show that the main reason for this is that the two sources have substantially different emitting areas on the neutron star in non-burst emission, a factor often neglected. Variation of this area may explain the inverse relation of burst rate with luminosity in the majority of burst sources.
Balucinska-Church Monika
Church M. J.
Reed Darren
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