Abstract Spectral evolution is investigated and interpretation of the spectra are considered for a burst from the X-ray burster MXB 1728-34 detected by ASTRON. Interpretation of the spectra around the burst maximum in terms of radiation from an isothermal neutron star (NS) photosphere with dominating role of the Thomson scattering allows one to obtain reasonable constraints on NS mass M, radius R and distance D to the burster. In particular, M=(1.4−2)M⊗, R=(6.5−12) km for D=6 kpc and helium photosphere. This interpretation leads to a conclusion that the photosphere expands up to several tens of kilometers in the burst maximum. The luminosity remains close to the Eddington limit during expansion and contraction, maxima of the observed flux corresponding to minima of the luminosity due to general relativity effects.


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    Title :

    Spectral evolution of an X-ray burst from MXB 1728-34 and constraints on burster parameters


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    Published in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 8 , 2-3 ; 477-480


    Publication date :

    1988-01-01


    Size :

    4 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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