X-RAY-EMISSION OF THE PULSAR-BE STAR BINARY PSR-1259-63

被引:29
作者
KING, A
COMINSKY, L
机构
[1] SONOMA STATE UNIV,DEPT PHYS & ASTRON,ROHNERT PK,CA 94928
[2] STANFORD UNIV,STANFORD LINEAR ACCELERATOR CTR,STANFORD,CA
关键词
BINARIES; CLOSE; PULSARS; INDIVIDUAL; (PSR; 1259-63); STARS; EMISSION-LINE; BE; X-RAYS;
D O I
10.1086/174824
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
X-rays are detected from the pulsar-Be star binary PSR 1259-63 only after apastron passage. We suggest that the X-rays result from accretion onto the pulsar magnetosphere of matter captured from the Be star wind. The capture efficiency changes markedly at this phase, in line with the observations, provided that the wind is slow (approximately sonic) at large distances from the Be star.
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页码:411 / 415
页数:5
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