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The Evolution of Galactic X-Ray Binaries (Hardcover, 1986 ed.)
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The Evolution of Galactic X-Ray Binaries (Hardcover, 1986 ed.)
Series: NATO Science Series C, 167
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The idea to hold a conference on the Evolution of Close-Binary
X-ray sources grew in the summer of 1984. At that time we were
hoping that some new results would be harvested in the months to
come which would stimulate further work. We were particularly
looking towards the Euro pean X-ray Observatory, EXOSAT, for new
contributions. How lucky we were; quite unexpected developments
took place. Just prior to the conference, quasi-periodic
oscillations (now known as QPO) were discovered in three bright
low-mass X-ray binaries: GX 5-1, Sco X-1, and Cyg X-2. They played
an important role at the meeting. The possibility that QPOs imply a
neutron star magnetic dipole field, and a neutron star rotation
period in the millisecond range, received a lot of attention. This
is not surprising, as it lends support to the idea, suggested
earlier, that the 6-msec binary radio pulsar PSR 1953+29 evolved
from a stage in which it was a bright low-mass X-ray binary. There
was special interest in the possibility of white dwarf collapse
into a neutron star. This is a. particularly attractive way to form
the bright low-mass X-ray binaries, often referred to as galactic
bulge sources. It would allow for the possibility of a very young
neutron star in a very old binary system. The relatively high
magnetic fields that one could infer from QPO could then be
explained."
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