THE MASS AND RADIUS OF THE NEUTRON STAR IN THE BULGE LOW-MASS X-RAY BINARY KS 1731-260

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作者：
Oezel, Feryal [1 ]
Gould, Andrew [2 ]
Guever, Tolga [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Arizona, Dept Astron, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
[2] Ohio State Univ, Dept Astron, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
来源：
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL | 2012年 / 748卷 / 01期
基金：
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词：
stars: distances; stars: neutron; X-rays: binaries; X-rays: individual (KS 1731-260); EQUATION-OF-STATE; GALACTIC BULGE; COMPTONIZED SPECTRA; MODEL ATMOSPHERES; LUMINOSITY; BURSTS; MATTER;
D O I：
10.1088/0004-637X/748/1/5
中图分类号：
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号：
0704 ;
摘要：
Measurements of neutron star masses and radii are instrumental in determining the equation of state of their interiors, understanding the dividing line between neutron stars and black holes, and obtaining accurate statistics of source populations in the Galaxy. We report here on the measurement of the mass and radius of the neutron star in the low-mass X-ray binary KS 1731-260. The analysis of the spectroscopic data on multiple thermonuclear bursts yields well-constrained values for the apparent angular area and the Eddington flux of the source, both of which depend in a distinct way on the mass and radius of the neutron star. The binary KS 1731-260 is in the direction of the Galactic bulge, allowing a distance estimate based on the density of stars in that direction. Making use of the Han & Gould model, we determine the probability distribution over the distance to the source, which is approximately flat between 7 and 9 kpc. Combining these measurements, we place a strong upper bound on the radius of the neutron star, R <= 12.5 km, while confining its mass to M <= 2.1M(circle dot).
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