Constraining the Evolution of the Unstable Accretion Disk in SMC X-1 with NICER

Constraining the Evolution of the Unstable Accretion Disk in SMC X-1 with NICER

Neutron star high-mass X-ray binaries with superorbital modulations in luminosity host warped inner accretion disks that occult the neutron star during precession. In SMC X-1, the instability in the warped disk geometry causes superorbital period “excursions”: times of instability when the superorbi...

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Main Authors: McKinley C. Brumback, Georgios Vasilopoulos, Joel B. Coley, Kristen Dage, Jon M. Miller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
Subjects:
Neutron stars
Pulsars
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ace04f

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https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ace04f

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