The anomalous X-ray pulsar 4U 0142+61: a neutron star with a gaseous fallback disk

Ertan, Ünal and Erkut, Mehmet Hakan and Ekşi, Kazım Yavuz and Alpar, M. Ali (2007) The anomalous X-ray pulsar 4U 0142+61: a neutron star with a gaseous fallback disk. The Astrophysical Journal, 657 (1). pp. 441-447. ISSN 0004-637X (Print) 1538-4357 (Online)

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Abstract

The recent detection of the anomalous X-ray pulsar (AXP) 4U 0142+61 in the mid-infrared with the {\it Spitzer} observatory by Z.Wang and coworkers constitutes the first instance of adisk around an AXP. We show, by analyzing earlier optical and near-IR data together with the recent data, that the overall broadband data set can be reproduced by a single model of an irradiated and viscously heated disk.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	accretion, accretion disks; pulsars : individual (4U 0142+61); stars : neutron; X-rays : bursts
Subjects:	Q Science > QB Astronomy Q Science > QC Physics
ID Code:	11359
Deposited By:	Ünal Ertan
Deposited On:	02 Mar 2009 09:56
Last Modified:	22 Jul 2019 15:23

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