Spin evolution of neutron stars in transient low-mass X-ray binaries

• Published in: Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Vol. 533; no. 3; pp. 3637 - 3646
• Main Authors: Cui, Zhe, Li, Xiang-Dong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Oxford University Press 01.09.2024
• Subjects: Binary stars; Mass transfer; Millisecond pulsars; Neutron stars; Neutrons; Stellar evolution; Transients (astronomy); White dwarf stars; X ray binaries; X ray stars; X-ray astronomy; binaries: close; X-rays: binaries; pulsars: general; stars: neutron

ABSTRACT Millisecond pulsar + helium white dwarf (MSP + He WD) binaries are thought to have descended from neutron star low-mass X-ray binaries (NS LMXBs). The NSs accreted from the progenitors of the WDs and their spin periods were accordingly accelerated to the equilibrium periods of order millise...