Enigmatic sub-luminous accreting neutron stars in our Galaxy

Open Access
Authors
Publication date 2008
Host editors
  • R.M. Bandyopadhyay
  • S. Wachter
  • D. Gelino
  • C.R. Gelino
Book title A Population Explosion: The Nature & Evolution of X-ray Binaries in Diverse Environments
Book subtitle St. Pete Beach, Florida, 28 October-2 November 2007
ISBN
  • 9780735405301
Series AIP Conference Proceedings
Event A Population Explosion: The Nature & Evolution of X-ray Binaries in Diverse Environments, St. Pete Beach, FL, USA
Pages (from-to) 382-386
Publisher Melville, NY: American Institute of Physics
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy (API)
Abstract During the last few years a class of enigmatic sub‐luminous accreting neutron stars has been found in our Galaxy. They have peak X‐ray luminosities (2–10 keV) of a few times 1034 erg s−1 to a few times 1035 erg s−1, and both persistent and transient sources have been found. I present a short overview of our knowledge of these systems and what we can learn from them.
Document type Conference contribution
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2945081
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