SAX J1808.4-3657 in Quiescence: A Keystone for Neutron Star Science

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dc.creatorHeinke, C. O.
dc.creatorDeloye, C. J.
dc.creatorJonker, P. G.
dc.creatorTaam, R. E.
dc.creatorWijnands, R.
dc.date2007-10-08
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:19:51Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T11:19:51Z
dc.descriptionThe accreting millisecond pulsar SAX J1808.4-3658 may be a transition object between accreting X-ray binaries and millisecond radio pulsars. We have constrained the thermal radiation from its surface through XMM-Newton X-ray observations, providing strong evidence for neutrino cooling processes from the neutron star core. We have also undertaken simultaneous X-ray and optical (Gemini) observations, shedding light on whether the strong heating of the companion star in quiescence may be due to X-ray irradiation, or to a radio pulsar turning on when accretion stops.
dc.descriptionTo appear in the proceedings of "Forty Years of Pulsars: Millisecond Pulsars, Magnetars and More" held in Montreal, Canada, August 12-17, 2007. 4 pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0710.1552
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0710.1552
dc.identifierAIPConf.Proc.983:526-529,2008
dc.identifierdoi:10.1063/1.2900289
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/193828
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleSAX J1808.4-3657 in Quiescence: A Keystone for Neutron Star Science
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