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MPIfR
Optical & Infrared
Interferometry Group
N.R. Ikhsanov:
Supersonic propeller spindown of neutron
stars in
wind-fed mass-exchange close binaries
Astronomy & Astrophysics 382, L61-L63
(2002)
Abstract.
The supersonic propeller spindown of a neutron star moving in a
strong stellar wind of its massive companion is discussed. I show
that the supersonic propeller model presented by Davies \& Pringle
(1981) is self-consistent if the strength of the stellar
wind of the normal companion is Mdotc < 2.2x1018\
(Mns/Msun)\ V_8\ g/s. Under these
conditions the model can be used for the interpretation of the
long-period pulsars in Be/X-ray transients. The spin history of
the neutron star in the long period Be/X-ray transient A0535+26 is
considered.
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