Nuclear-powered X-ray millisecond pulsars
Abstract
Nuclear-powered X-ray millisecond pulsars are the third type of millisecond pulsars, which are powered by thermonuclear fusion processes. The corresponding brightness oscillations, known as burst oscillations, are observed during some thermonuclear X-ray bursts, when the burning and cooling accreted matter gives rise to an azimuthally asymmetric brightness pattern on the surface of the spinning neutron star. Apart from providing neutron star spin rates, this X-ray timing feature can be a useful tool to probe the fundamental physics of neutron star interior and surface. This chapter presents an overview of the relatively new field of nuclear-powered X-ray millisecond pulsars.
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@article{arxiv.2103.11258,
title = {Nuclear-powered X-ray millisecond pulsars},
author = {Sudip Bhattacharyya},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2103.11258},
year = {2022}
}
Comments
Preprint of a chapter of the book 'Millisecond Pulsars', of the Astrophysics and Space Science Library (ASSL) series edited by Sudip Bhattacharyya, Alessandro Papitto and Dipankar Bhattacharya; 26 pages, 5 figures, 2 tables