A ROSAT OBSERVATION OF THE X-RAY PULSARS X0142+614 AND X0146+612

被引:15
作者
HELLIER, C [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TEXAS,DEPT ASTRON,AUSTIN,TX 78712
基金
美国国家航空航天局;
关键词
BINARIES; CLOSE; STARS; INDIVIDUAL; 4U0142+614; RXJ0146.9+6121; NEUTRON; PULSARS; GENERAL; X-RAYS;
D O I
10.1093/mnras/271.1.L21
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
A ROSAT pointing has secured the identities of two X-ray pulsars. X0146 + 612 is a Be/neutron star binary with a 1412-s spin period, the slowest known. X0142 + 614 is an 8.6-s pulsar, and probably a low-mass X-ray binary. With three very similar stars, it forms a group of probable 'low-mass X-ray pulsars', which either are very young or have magnetic fields that do not decay as a result of accretion.
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页码:L21 / L24
页数:4
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