Computer Science
Scientific paper
Nov 2002
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X-ray Binaries in the Chandra and XMM-Newton Era (with an emphasis on Targets of Opportunity), Abstracts of the conference held
Computer Science
Quiescent/Low-Luminosity X-Ray Binaries
Scientific paper
The thermal luminosities of quiescent neutron stars (qNSs) can be predicted on the basis of outburst properties from deep crustal heating (DCH), where reactions in the crust deposit energy in proportion to the mass accreted. Observations of qNSs' luminosities are in agreement with this hypothesis, although some (Cen X-4, KS 1731-260) require recurrence timescales of 100-1000 yr, or longer. In addition, DCH places the energy source of the quiescent thermal emission in the NS crust and core. Examination of the X-ray intensity variability which can result from DCH shows that it is restricted in the permissible timescales and magnitude. I will review the predictions for intensity variability in qNSs, compare these with observations of systems in quiescence -- in pariticular, Aql X-1 and KS 1731-260 -- and discuss what has been and can be learned about the mechanisms which power these systems in quiescence.
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