{
  "id": "astro-ph/9610239",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "1996-10-29T18:20:23.000Z",
  "updated": "1996-10-29T18:20:23.000Z",
  "title": "ROSAT observations of A0538--66 during quiescence",
  "authors": [
    "Sergio Campana"
  ],
  "comment": "5 pages + 1 figure, LaTex, Springer-Verlag's A&A macro package + s_tables macro (included). Accepted for publication in A&A Main Journal",
  "categories": [
    "astro-ph"
  ],
  "abstract": "We discuss serendipitous ROSAT observations of the Be transient A0538-66, which contains the fastest known accreting X-ray pulsar (69 ms). We show that this transient is detected several times during quiescence at a level of about 10^34-35 erg/s. Considering this low luminosity it is more likely that X-rays are produced by matter falling onto the neutron star magnetosphere, rather than onto the star surface. This could be the first example of an X-ray source in the \"propeller regime\".",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "1996-10-29T18:20:23.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "quiescence",
      "neutron star magnetosphere",
      "x-ray source",
      "first example",
      "star surface"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "research tool"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "LaTeX",
      "pages": 5,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "inspire": 436832
    }
  }
}