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Coupling Between Periodic and Aperiodic Variability in SAX J1808.4-3658
M. T. MennaLuciano BurderiM. Van Der KlisN. R. RobbaLuigi Stellasubject
PhysicsAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaAstrophysics (astro-ph)FluxSpectral densityFOS: Physical sciencesAstronomy and AstrophysicsAstrophysicsAstrophysicsBinary pulsarMagnetic fieldNeutron starSpace and Planetary ScienceAperiodic graphColors of noiseAstrophysics::Solar and Stellar AstrophysicsLine (formation)description
We detect a significant broadening in the wings of the 401 Hz peak in the power spectrum of the accreting millisecond binary pulsar SAX J1808.4-3658. This feature is consistent with the convolution of the red noise present in the power spectrum with the harmonic line. We conclude that the flux modulated by the spin period shows aperiodic variability similar to the red noise in the overall flux, suggesting such variability also originates at the magnetic caps close to the neutron star surface. This is analogous to the results found in some longer period, higher magnetic field pulsators in high mass X-ray binaries.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-03-27 |