Criteria for identification of subsonic propellers |
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Authors: | N R Ikhsanov |
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Institution: | (1) Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pulkovskoe sh. 65, St. Petersburg, 196140, Russia;(2) Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Taejon, South Korea |
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Abstract: | The state of a subsonic propeller in the evolutionary tracks of magnetized compact stars is intermediate between the states of a supersonic propeller and an accretor. We show that neutron stars in this state would manifest themselves as accretion-powered pulsars of low (or moderate) luminosity. The criteria that allow subsonic propellers to be distinguished from accretors include a soft X-ray spectrum, a limited range of admissible spin periods, and a rapid spindown. |
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Keywords: | pulsars neutron stars high-mass binaries |
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