Low-mass X-ray binary evolution and the origin of millisecond pulsars

1992 ◽  
Vol 385 ◽  
pp. L45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juhan Frank ◽  
Andrew R. King ◽  
Jean-Pierre Lasota
Keyword(s):  
Millisecond Pulsars ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Low Mass ◽  
Binary Evolution

scholarly journals The Connection Between Low-Mass X-ray Binaries and (Millisecond) Pulsars: A Binary Evolution Perspective

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher J. Deloye ◽  
C. Bassa ◽  
Z. Wang ◽  
A. Cumming ◽  
V. M. Kaspi
Keyword(s):  
Millisecond Pulsars ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Low Mass ◽  
Binary Evolution ◽  
X Ray Binaries

scholarly journals The Origin and Evolution of The Great Debate

1996 ◽  
Vol 160 ◽  
pp. 545
Keyword(s):  
Millisecond Pulsars ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Origin And Evolution ◽  
Great Debate ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Open Debate ◽  
Low Mass ◽  
Binary Evolution ◽  
Evolutionary Paths ◽  
X Ray Binaries

More than 25 years after the discovery of pulsars, and fifteen years since the first millisecond pulsar was found, we are still unravelling the connection between radio pulsars and the neutron stars in X-ray binaries. In particular, the high binary fraction amongst millisecond pulsars indicates a close relationship with the (low mass) X-ray binaries, and places a premium on the understanding of binary evolution. At the time of the Sydney conference, many issues relating to the evolutionary paths travelled by the millisecond pulsars were subject to controversy, with claims and direct counter-claims evident in the literature. In an attempt to clarify some of these questions, the organisers scheduled one morning of the conference for open debate on “The origin and evolution of millisecond pulsars”.

scholarly journals Super-Eddington Accretion in the Formation of Low-Mass X-ray Binaries and Millisecond Pulsars

1997 ◽  
Vol 163 ◽  
pp. 828-829 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. F. Webbink ◽  
V. Kalogera
Keyword(s):  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Initial Phase ◽  
Transfer Rate ◽  
Birth Rate ◽  
Mass Transfer Rate ◽  
Millisecond Pulsars ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Low Mass ◽  
Orbital Periods ◽  
X Ray Binaries

AbstractConsiderations of donor star stability, age, and mass transfer rate show that low-mass X-ray binaries and binary millisecond pulsars with orbital periods longer than a few days must have survived an initial phase of super-Eddington mass transfer. We review the physical arguments leading to this conclusion, and examine its implications for the apparent discrepancy between the death rate for low-mass X-ray binaries and the birth rate of binary millisecond pulsars.

scholarly journals A decade of transitional millisecond pulsars

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (S337) ◽  
pp. 47-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amruta Jaodand ◽  
Jason W. T. Hessels ◽  
Anne Archibald
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Stars ◽  
Millisecond Pulsar ◽  
Physical Processes ◽  
Recycling Process ◽  
Millisecond Pulsars ◽  
X Ray ◽  
System A ◽  
Multi Wavelength ◽  
Low Mass

AbstractTransitional millisecond pulsars (tMSPs), which are systems that harbor a pulsar in the throes of the recycling process, have emerged as a new source class since the discovery of the first such system a decade ago. These systems switch between accretion-powered low-mass X-ray binary (LMXB) and rotation-powered radio millisecond pulsar (RMSP) states, and provide exciting avenues to understand the physical processes that spin-up neutron stars to millisecond periods. During the last decade, three tMSPs, as well as a candidate source, have been extensively probed using systematic, multi-wavelength campaigns. Here we review the observational highlights from these campaigns and our general understanding of tMSPs.

scholarly journals The Origin of Millisecond Pulsars

1996 ◽  
Vol 160 ◽  
pp. 547-556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dipankar Bhattacharya
Keyword(s):  
Standard Model ◽  
Millisecond Pulsar ◽  
Millisecond Pulsars ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Additional Argument ◽  
The Standard Model ◽  
Low Mass ◽  
Pulsar Populations ◽  
X Ray Binaries ◽  
Kinematic Properties

AbstractAccording to the standard model, millisecond pulsars are the descendants of low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXB). The importance of this formation route has, however, been questioned by several authors on different grounds. This paper critically reviews the arguments and assumptions underlying the standard model. The kinematic properties of the LMXB and millisecond pulsar populations are compared, and are found to be compatible. This provides an additional argument in favour of the standard model.

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