On the spin-up events and spin direction of the X-ray pulsar GX 301-2
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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/staa1774
Abstract: Recently a retrograde neutron star is proposed for the classical wind-fed X-ray pulsar, GX 301-2, to explain the orbital spin-up to spin-down reversal near periastron, based on the stream model invoked to explain the pre-periastron… read more here.
Keywords: spin events; periastron; pulsar 301; spin ... See more keywords