| dc.contributor |
MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research |
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| dc.contributor |
Fridriksson, Joel K. |
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| dc.contributor |
Homan, Jeroen |
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| dc.contributor |
Remillard, Ronald Alan |
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| dc.creator |
Homan, Jeroen |
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| dc.creator |
Fridriksson, Joel Karl |
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| dc.creator |
Remillard, Ronald A |
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| dc.date |
2015-11-13T13:09:11Z |
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| dc.date |
2015-11-13T13:09:11Z |
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| dc.date |
2015-08 |
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| dc.date |
2014-09 |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2023-03-01T18:07:06Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2023-03-01T18:07:06Z |
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| dc.identifier |
1538-4357 |
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| dc.identifier |
0004-637X |
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| dc.identifier |
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/99904 |
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| dc.identifier |
Fridriksson, Joel K., Jeroen Homan, and Ronald A. Remillard. “COMMON PATTERNS IN THE EVOLUTION BETWEEN THE LUMINOUS NEUTRON STAR LOW-MASS X-RAY BINARY SUBCLASSES.” The Astrophysical Journal 809, no. 1 (August 10, 2015): 52. © 2015 The American Astronomical Society |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/278814 |
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| dc.description |
The X-ray transient XTE J1701–462 was the first source observed to evolve through all known subclasses of low-magnetic-field neutron star low-mass X-ray binaries (NS-LMXBs), as a result of large changes in its mass accretion rate. To investigate to what extent similar evolution is seen in other NS-LMXBs we have performed a detailed study of the color–color and hardness–intensity diagrams (CDs and HIDs) of Cyg X-2, Cir X-1, and GX 13+1—three luminous X-ray binaries, containing weakly magnetized neutron stars, known to exhibit strong secular changes in their CD/HID tracks. Using the full set of Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer Proportional Counter Array data collected for the sources over the 16 year duration of the mission, we show that Cyg X-2 and Cir X-1 display CD/HID evolution with close similarities to XTE J1701–462. Although GX 13+1 shows behavior that is in some ways unique, it also exhibits similarities to XTE J1701–462, and we conclude that its overall CD/HID properties strongly indicate that it should be classified as a Z source, rather than as an atoll source. We conjecture that the secular evolution of Cyg X-2, Cir X-1, and GX 13+1—illustrated by sequences of CD/HID tracks we construct—arises from changes in the mass accretion rate. Our results strengthen previous suggestions that within single sources Cyg-like Z source behavior takes place at higher luminosities and mass accretion rates than Sco-like Z behavior, and lend support to the notion that the mass accretion rate is the primary physical parameter distinguishing the various NS-LMXB subclasses. |
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application/pdf |
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| dc.language |
en_US |
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| dc.publisher |
IOP Publishing |
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| dc.relation |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/809/1/52 |
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| dc.relation |
The Astrophysical Journal |
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| dc.rights |
Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. |
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| dc.source |
IOP Publishing |
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| dc.title |
COMMON PATTERNS IN THE EVOLUTION BETWEEN THE LUMINOUS NEUTRON STAR LOW-MASS X-RAY BINARY SUBCLASSES |
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| dc.type |
Article |
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| dc.type |
http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle |
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