Spreading of thermonuclear flames on the neutron star in sax J1808.4-3658: An observational tool

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 642, Issue 2 II, 2006, Pages

  Bhattacharyya, Sudip ^a,b   Strohmayer, Tod E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Equation of state; Methods: data analysis; Stars: neutron; X rays: binaries; X rays: bursts; X rays: individual (SAX J1808.4 3658)

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746046774     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/504841     Document Type: Article

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