ROSAT observations of A0538--66 during quiescence
| dc.creator | Campana, Sergio | |
| dc.date | 1996-10-29 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T02:22:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T02:22:11Z | |
| dc.description | We discuss serendipitous ROSAT observations of the Be transient A0538-66, which contains the fastest known accreting X-ray pulsar (69 ms). We show that this transient is detected several times during quiescence at a level of about 10^34-35 erg/s. Considering this low luminosity it is more likely that X-rays are produced by matter falling onto the neutron star magnetosphere, rather than onto the star surface. This could be the first example of an X-ray source in the "propeller regime". | |
| dc.description | 5 pages + 1 figure, LaTex, Springer-Verlag's A&A macro package + s_tables macro (included). Accepted for publication in A&A Main Journal | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9610239 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9610239 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/10782 | |
| dc.subject | Astrophysics | |
| dc.title | ROSAT observations of A0538--66 during quiescence | |
| dc.type | text |