Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-08-28
Astrophys.J. 600 (2004) 939-945
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
18 pages, 1 figure, substantial changes and additions to reflect version to appear in ApJ
Scientific paper
10.1086/379966
During a Type-I burst, the turbulent deflagation front may excite waves in the neutron star ocean and upper atmosphere with frequencies, $\omega \sim 1$ Hz. These waves may be observed as highly coherent flux oscillations during the burst. The frequencies of these waves changes as the upper layers of the neutron star cool which accounts for the small variation in the observed QPO frequencies. In principle several modes could be excited but the fundamental buoyant $r-$mode exhibits significantly larger variability for a given excitation than all of the other modes. An analysis of modes in the burning layers themselves and the underlying ocean shows that it is unlikely these modes can account for the observed burst oscillations. On the other hand, photospheric modes which reside in a cooler portion of the neutron star atmosphere may provide an excellent explanation for the observed oscillations.
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