Hydrogen-triggered X-Ray Bursts from SAX J1808.4−3658? The Onset of Nuclear Burning

We present a study of weak, thermonuclear X-ray bursts from the accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar SAX J1808.4−3658. We focus on a burst observed with the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer on 2019 August 9, and describe a similar burst observed with the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer in 2005 J...

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Main Authors: Sierra Casten, Tod E. Strohmayer, Peter Bult
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acc24f