The kHz QPOs of Neutron Stars and Millisecond Pulsars and Implications
Abstract
The kilohertz quasi-periodic oscillations (kHz QPOs) have been found in neutron star low mass X-ray binaries (NS-LMXBs), which present the millisecond timing phenomena close to the surface of the compact objects. We briefly summarize the following contents: (1). The correlations and distributions of twin kHz QPOs; (2). The relations of high-low frequency QPOs; (3). The QPO properties of NS Atoll and Z sources; (4). No clear direct correlations between NS spins and QPOs; (5). The mechanisms of kHz QPOs; (6). The implications of kHZ QPOs, e.g., NS mass and radius, disk thickness and magnetic field of Atoll and Z source.
- Publication:
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Feeding Compact Objects: Accretion on All Scales
- Pub Date:
- February 2013
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S1743921312020509
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1305.2803
- Bibcode:
- 2013IAUS..290..381Z
- Keywords:
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- Low mass X-ray binary;
- neutron star;
- accretion discs;
- Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
- E-Print:
- Proceedings of IAUS 290 "Feeding Compact Objects: Accretion on All Scales" C. M. Zhang, T. Belloni, M. Mendez &