Precession in transient X-ray sources

Details Precession in transient X-ray sources Precession in transient X-ray sources

Sep 1975

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1975natur.257..203b&link_type=abstract

Nature, vol. 257, Sept. 18, 1975, p. 203. NSF-supported research.

Computer Science

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Binary Stars, Precession, Pulse Duration, Stellar Radiation, Variable Stars, X Ray Sources, Light Curve, Mass Transfer, Neutron Stars, Pulsars, Stellar Rotation, Transient Oscillations

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It is pointed out that free precession, which provides a plausible explanation for the 35-d quasi-sinusoidal period and intensity variation of Her X-1, could directly account for the shape of the light curves of the transient X-ray sources. The rapid mass transfer accompanying the close approach of a neutron star (or white dwarf) to its main sequence companion might well provide the torque necessary to excite free precession of large amplitude in the collapsed object.

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