334
Index
H
Hardness intensity diagram, 274
Hard state bursts, 219–220
Hot spot, 194
Hulse-Taylor pulsar, 83
Hydrostatic equilibrium, 212
I
Infrared emission, 102–103
Infrared excess, 102
Innermost stable circular orbit (ISCO), 26
Intermittent pulsars, 59–61
Intermittent pulsations, 149
J
J0737-3039A/B, 12
Jet, 23
K
Kilohertz quasi-periodic oscillations
(kHz QPOs), 263, 291–298
L
Light-crossing time, 266
Lorentzian function, 278
Low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs), 265
Luminosity modulation, 284
M
Magnetar, 55, 97–127
Magnetar, energy-dependent absorption,
122–123
Magnetic evolution, 118
Magnetic field screening, 187–188
Marginally stable burning, 191, 236–239
Maximum spin frequency, 186–187
MHD instabilities, 189
mHz oscillations, 236–239
Minimal cooling model, 32–33
N
Neutrino emission processes, 32
Neutrino pair bremsstrahlung, 32
Neutrino processes, 117
Neutrino production, 31–32
Neutron star matter, 1–39
Neutron stars in binaries, 10
NSATMOS, 21
NS-NS, 13
NS-WD, 13
O
Outbursts, 108–116
Outbursts, dynamical range, 111
Outflows, 155
P
Periastron precession, 277
Persistent spectral state, 217
Persistent X-ray pulsations, 235
Post-Keplerian (PK), 82
Power density spectrum (PDS), 267
PPN formalism, 80–81
Precession, 12
Pulsar timing, 72
Pulse formation process, 183–189
Pulse profiles, 180
Pure helium bursts, 191–192
Q
QPO frequency correlations, 286–287
Quality factor (Q factor), 269
Quark models of neutron stars, 7
Quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs), 26–28,
104
Quiescent level, 103
Quiescent low-mass X-ray binaries (qLMXBs),
19
R
Radiative cooling, 189
Radiative luminosity, 15
Radio arrays, 35
Radio pulsars, 53
Radius expansion, 217
Recurrence time, 222–224
Recycled radio pulsars, 62
Reduced cooling, 230
Reflection, 234
Reflection of corona photons, 313
Relativistic binary pulsars, 53
Relativistic-precession model, 316
Resonance model, 285
Resonant, 315
Reverberation, 308
Roche lobe, 161
Roemer delay, 75
Rossiter-McLaughlin effect, 11
Index
H
Hardness intensity diagram, 274
Hard state bursts, 219–220
Hot spot, 194
Hulse-Taylor pulsar, 83
Hydrostatic equilibrium, 212
I
Infrared emission, 102–103
Infrared excess, 102
Innermost stable circular orbit (ISCO), 26
Intermittent pulsars, 59–61
Intermittent pulsations, 149
J
J0737-3039A/B, 12
Jet, 23
K
Kilohertz quasi-periodic oscillations
(kHz QPOs), 263, 291–298
L
Light-crossing time, 266
Lorentzian function, 278
Low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs), 265
Luminosity modulation, 284
M
Magnetar, 55, 97–127
Magnetar, energy-dependent absorption,
122–123
Magnetic evolution, 118
Magnetic field screening, 187–188
Marginally stable burning, 191, 236–239
Maximum spin frequency, 186–187
MHD instabilities, 189
mHz oscillations, 236–239
Minimal cooling model, 32–33
N
Neutrino emission processes, 32
Neutrino pair bremsstrahlung, 32
Neutrino processes, 117
Neutrino production, 31–32
Neutron star matter, 1–39
Neutron stars in binaries, 10
NSATMOS, 21
NS-NS, 13
NS-WD, 13
O
Outbursts, 108–116
Outbursts, dynamical range, 111
Outflows, 155
P
Periastron precession, 277
Persistent spectral state, 217
Persistent X-ray pulsations, 235
Post-Keplerian (PK), 82
Power density spectrum (PDS), 267
PPN formalism, 80–81
Precession, 12
Pulsar timing, 72
Pulse formation process, 183–189
Pulse profiles, 180
Pure helium bursts, 191–192
Q
QPO frequency correlations, 286–287
Quality factor (Q factor), 269
Quark models of neutron stars, 7
Quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs), 26–28,
104
Quiescent level, 103
Quiescent low-mass X-ray binaries (qLMXBs),
19
R
Radiative cooling, 189
Radiative luminosity, 15
Radio arrays, 35
Radio pulsars, 53
Radius expansion, 217
Recurrence time, 222–224
Recycled radio pulsars, 62
Reduced cooling, 230
Reflection, 234
Reflection of corona photons, 313
Relativistic binary pulsars, 53
Relativistic-precession model, 316
Resonance model, 285
Resonant, 315
Reverberation, 308
Roche lobe, 161
Roemer delay, 75
Rossiter-McLaughlin effect, 11