Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Scientific paper
2009-05-30
Phys.Rev.D79:123010,2009
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
5 pages, accepted to Physical Review D
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevD.79.123010
Pulsars inside binary systems can accrete matter that arrives up to the pulsar surface provided that its period is long enough. During the accretion process, matter has to be accelerated to the rotational velocity of the pulsar magnetosphere at the distance where the balance between the pressure of matter and the magnetic field is achieved. At this distance, a very turbulent and magnetized region is formed in which hadrons can be accelerated to relativistic energies. These hadrons can interact with the very strong radiation field coming from the hot polar cap on the neutron star surface created by the in-falling matter. We calculate the neutrino event rates produced in an km$^2$ detector that can be expected from accreting millisecond and classical X-ray pulsars at a typical distance within our own Galaxy.
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