On the neutron star-disc interaction in Be/X-ray binaries

Details On the neutron star-disc interaction in Be/X-ray binaries On the neutron star-disc interaction in Be/X-ray binaries

2007-03-05

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0703073v1

Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.377:867-873,2007

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

accepted for publication in MNRAS

Scientific paper

10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.11657.x

We have investigated the long-term X-ray variability, defined as the root-mean-square (rms) of the ASM RXTE light curves, of a set of galactic Be/X-ray binaries and searched for correlations with system parameters, such as the spin period of the neutron star and the orbital period and eccentricity of the binary. We find that systems with larger rms are those harbouring fast rotating neutron stars, low eccentric and narrow orbits. These relationships can be explained as the result of the truncation of the circumstellar disc. We also present an updated version of the Halpha equivalent width-orbital period diagram, including sources in the SMC. This diagram provides strong observational evidence of the interaction of neutron star with the circumstellar envelope of its massive companion.

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