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Low-mass X-ray binaries containing weakly magnetized neutron stars may be divided into two classes, Z and atoll sources, based in large part upon the patterns which they trace in plots of two X-ray colors. In this paper, we examine…

We systematically analyze all the available X-ray spectra of disc accreting neutron stars (atolls and millisecond pulsars) from the RXTE database. We show that while these all have similar spectral evolution as a function of mass accretion…

It is known that the Z and atoll sources are two typical types of neutron-star sources in low mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs), which present very different Q-$\nu$ relations of lower kHz QPOs. We propose that the Z and atoll sources are two…

We report on a clear spectral state transition of the neutron star low-mass X-ray binary 4U1705-44 observed by the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer. In the X-ray color-color diagram (CCD), the source, classified as an Atoll, samples the upper…

The brightest class of low mass X-ray binary source: the Z-track sources are reviewed specifically with regard to the nature of the three distinct states of the sources. A physical model is presented for the Cygnus X-2 sub-group in which…

We have analyzed 866 RXTE observations of the 2006-2007 outburst of the accreting neutron star XTE J1701-462, during which the source evolves from super-Eddington luminosities to quiescence. The X-ray color evolution first resembles the Cyg…

In this review, I summarize the main X-ray/hard X-ray properties of the accretion flows around black holes and neutron stars based on recent broad-band spectral and timing observations performed by the BeppoSAX and Rossi X-ray Timing…

X-rays trace accretion onto compact objects in binaries with low mass companions at rates ranging up to near Eddington. Accretion at high rates onto neutron stars goes through cycles with time-scales of days to months. At lower average…

Galactic accretion driven stellar X-ray sources can be divided into groups in different ways. An important division, which covers almost all known X-ray binaries, can be made according to the mass of the donor star: high-mass X-ray binaries…

In this review I briefly describe the latest advances in studies of aperiodic variability of accreting X-ray binaries and outline the model which currently describe the majority of observational appearances of variability of accreting…

We review the longterm confusion which has existed over the nature of flaring in the brightest class of low mass X-ray binary: the Z-track sources, specifically in the Cygnus X-2 sub-group. Intensity reductions in the lightcurve produce a…

Magnetized neutron stars power at least some ultra-luminous X-ray sources. The accretion flow in these cases is interrupted at the magnetospheric radius and then reaches the surface of a neutron star following magnetic field lines.…

We present an explanation of the Z-track phenomenon based on spectral fitting of RXTE observations of GX340+0 using the emission model previously shown to describe the dipping LMXB. In our Z-track model, the soft apex is a quiescent state…

Accreting neutron stars in low-mass X-ray binaries show outflows -- and sometimes jets -- in the general manner of accreting black holes. However, the quantitative link between the accretion flow (traced by X-rays) and outflows and/or jets…

We report on an analysis of RXTE data of the transient neutron star low-mass X-ray binary (NS-LMXB) XTE J1701-462, obtained during its 2006-2007 outburst. The X-ray properties of the source changed between those of various types of NS-LMXB…

We use Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer observations to conduct a population study of the timing properties of accretion-powered neutron star Low Mass X-ray Binaries (LMXBs), following a model-independent approach that was originally applied to…

Low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) with neutron stars show quite different features which depend on the rate of mass transfer from the donor star. With a high transfer rate the Z sources are in a persistent soft spectral state, with a moderate…

The transient atoll source 4U 1608-52 had been extensively observed by the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer RXTE during its 1998 outburst. We analyse its X-ray spectra as a function of inferred accretion rate from both the 1998 outburst and from…

We propose an explanation of the Island and Banana states and the relation between Atoll and Z-track sources, constituting a unified model for Low Mass X-ray Binaries (LMXB). We find a dramatic transition at a luminosity of 1 - 2.10^{37}…

This paper employs the backward ray tracing method to study the optical images of neutron stars under the conditions of a spherical light source and a thin accretion disk, considering a polynomial equation of state given by $p = K \rho^{1 +…