Changing orientation of dipole and spin axes in binary X-ray pulsars

Details Changing orientation of dipole and spin axes in binary X-ray pulsars Changing orientation of dipole and spin axes in binary X-ray pulsars

Mar 1982

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Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 107, no. 2, Mar. 1982, p. 222-228. Research supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Binary Stars, Neutron Stars, Pulsars, Stellar Rotation, X Ray Sources, X Ray Stars, Magnetic Dipoles, Plasma Interactions, Secular Variations, Spin Dynamics, Stellar Magnetic Fields, Stellar Winds

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It is shown that the inclination angle between the dipole and spin axes of a neutron star in an X-ray binary system should increase during spinup episodes and decrease during spindown, on a timescale comparable with the change in spin period. This will lead to secular variations in the pulse shapes, and, under the assumption that a typical X-ray pulsar has spun down on net during its history of interaction with its mass-losing companion, may account for an apparent preponderance of 'single-pulse' profiles.

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