On the formation of a neutron star in a close binary system |
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| Authors: | George E McCluskey Jr Yoji Kondo |
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| Institution: | (1) Astrophysics Section, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Tex., USA;(2) Present address: Department of Mathematics, Division of Astronomy, Lehigh University, 18015 Bethlehem, Pa., USA |
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| Abstract: | The effects on a close binary system of one component becoming a neutron star as a result of a supernova explosion are discussed in this paper. In the case of a Type I supernova, the system can remain bound in many cases of interest. For a Type II supernova, the system will probably be disrupted although in some cases a remnant of the companion to the supernova may remain in a bound orbit.Consequently, neutron stars formed in Type I supernova explosions may exist in close binary systems. Such systems may be strong X-ray emitters due to mass flow as suggested by Shklovsky. Photons with energies in the 1–50 MeV region should also be emitted. |
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