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Title: Search for pulsations in the LMXB EXO 0748-676
Authors: Jain, Chetana
Paul, Biswajit
Keywords: X-ray: neutron stars
X-ray binaries: individual (EXO 0748–676)
Issue Date: May-2011
Publisher: IOP Publishing Ltd.
Citation: Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2011, Vol.11, p577
Abstract: We present here results from our search for X-ray pulsations of the neutron star in the low mass X-ray binary EXO 0748–676 at a frequency near the burstoscillation frequency of 44.7Hz. Using the observations made with the Proportional Counter Array onboard the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer, we did not find any pulsations in the frequency band of 44.4Hz to 45.0Hz and obtained a 3σ upper limit of 0.47% on the pulsed fraction for any possible underlying pulsation in this frequency band.We also discuss the importance of EXO 0748–676 as a promising source for the detection of Gravitational Waves.
Description: Restricted Access. An open-access version is available at arXiv.org (one of the alternative locations)
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2289/4082
ISSN: 1674-4527
Alternative Location: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011RAA....11..577J
http://arxiv.org/abs/1101.0741
http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1674-4527/11/5/007
Copyright: 2011 IOP Publishing Ltd.
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