SAX J1808.4-3657 in quiescence: A keystone for neutron star science
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| Publication date | 2008 |
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| Book title | 40 Years of Pulsars: Millisecond Pulsars, Magnetars and More |
| Book subtitle | McGill University, Montréal, Canada, 12-17 August 2007 |
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| Series | AIP Conference Proceedings |
| Event | 40 Years of Pulsars: Millisecond Pulsars, Magnetars and More, Montréal, Canada |
| Pages (from-to) | 526-529 |
| Publisher | Melville, NY: American Institute of Physics |
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| Abstract | The accreting millisecond pulsar SAX J1808.4-3658 may be a transition object between accreting X-ray binaries and millisecond radio pulsars. We have constrained the thermal radiation from its surface through XMM-Newton X-ray observations, providing strong evidence for neutrino cooling processes from the neutron star core. We have also undertaken simultaneous X-ray and optical (Gemini) observations, shedding light on whether the strong heating of the companion star in quiescence may be due to X-ray irradiation, or to a radio pulsar turning on when accretion stops. |
| Document type | Conference contribution |
| Language | English |
| Published at | https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2900289 |
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