Swift/BAT measurements of the cyclotron line energy decay in the accreting neutron star Hercules X-1: indication of an evolution of the magnetic field?
Klochkov D, Staubert R, Postnov K, Wilms J, Rothschild RE, Santangelo A (2015)
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2015
Journal
Publisher: EDP Sciences
Book Volume: 578
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201526188
Abstract
Conclusions. The decay of E-cyc either indicates a local evolution of the magnetic field structure in the polar regions of the neutron star or a geometrical displacement of the line-forming region due to long-term changes in the structure of the X-ray emitting region. The shortness of the observed timescale of the decay, E-cyc/(E) over dot(cyc) similar to 100 yr, suggests that trend reversals and/or jumps of the line energy might be observed in the future.
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Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Germany (DE)
Lomonosov Moscow State University / Московский государственный университет имени М.В.Ломоносова
Russian Federation (RU)
University of California, San Diego
United States (USA) (US)
Germany (DE)
Lomonosov Moscow State University / Московский государственный университет имени М.В.Ломоносова
Russian Federation (RU)
University of California, San Diego
United States (USA) (US)
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APA:
Klochkov, D., Staubert, R., Postnov, K., Wilms, J., Rothschild, R.E., & Santangelo, A. (2015). Swift/BAT measurements of the cyclotron line energy decay in the accreting neutron star Hercules X-1: indication of an evolution of the magnetic field? Astronomy & Astrophysics, 578. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526188
MLA:
Klochkov, D., et al. "Swift/BAT measurements of the cyclotron line energy decay in the accreting neutron star Hercules X-1: indication of an evolution of the magnetic field?" Astronomy & Astrophysics 578 (2015).
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