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吸积漏斗中的散射对吸积毫秒脉冲星脉冲轮廓的影响

Effects of scattering in the accretion funnel on the pulse profiles of accreting millisecond pulsars

Varpu Ahlberg, Juri Poutanen, Tuomo Salmi

AI总结:

本研究针对吸积毫秒脉冲星热斑辐射的散射问题,提出吸积漏斗汤姆逊光学深度的简化解析模型,发现高吸积率下散射显著影响脉冲轮廓,其演化规律与观测一致,有助于提升中子星参数测定精度。

摘要:

吸积毫秒脉冲星(AMPs)的热斑辐射会在盘内半径与中子星表面之间的吸积流中发生散射。吸积流的散射光学深度取决于光子发射角(该角度是脉冲相位的函数),并在热斑最靠近观测者时达到最大值。当光学深度足够大时,观测到的脉冲轮廓会出现一个次极小值,其深度取决于吸积率和发射几何结构。这种随吸积率演化的凹陷或许可以解释AMPs在爆发期间观测到的相移和脉冲轮廓演化。为了提高中子星参数(如质量和半径)的测定精度,对AMPs脉冲轮廓进行精确建模时考虑散射效应十分重要。本文提出了一个用于计算吸积漏斗汤姆逊光学深度的简化解析模型,并将其应用于脉冲轮廓模拟。我们的研究表明,当吸积率满足$\bar{M} \gtrsim 10^{-10}~{M}_\odot\\, \mathrm{yr}^{-1}$时,吸积漏斗中的散射会对脉冲轮廓产生显著影响。该模型预测的脉冲轮廓随吸积率的逐渐演化规律与观测结果一致。

英文摘要:

The hotspot emission of accreting millisecond pulsars (AMPs) undergoes scattering in the accretion flow between the disk inner radius and the neutron star surface. The scattering optical depth of the flow depends on the photon emission angle, which is a function of the pulse phase, and reaches its maximum when the hotspot is closest to the observer. At sufficiently large optical depths the observed pulse profile should develop a secondary minimum, the depth of which depends on the accretion rate and the emission geometry. Such a dip evolving with the accretion rate might explain the phase shift and pulse profile evolution observed in AMPs during outbursts. Accounting for scattering is important for accurate modeling of the AMP pulse profiles in order to improve the accuracy of determination of the neutron star parameters, such as their masses and radii. In this paper we present a simplified analytical model for the Thomson optical depth of the accretion funnel, and apply it to simulating the pulse profiles. We show that scattering in the accretion funnel has a significant effect on the pulse profiles at accretion rates of $\dot{M} \gtrsim 10^{-10}~{M}_\odot\, \mathrm{yr}^{-1}$. Our model predicts a gradual evolution of the pulse profile with the accretion rate that appears to be consistent with the observations.

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