Time Domain Studies of Neutron Star and Black Hole Populations: X-ray Identification of Compact Object Types

dc.contributor.authorVulic, Neven
dc.contributor.authorHornschemeier, A. E.
dc.contributor.authorAntoniou, V.
dc.contributor.authorBasu-Zych, A. R.
dc.contributor.authorBinder, B.
dc.contributor.authorFornasini, F. M.
dc.contributor.authorFurst, F.
dc.contributor.authorHaberl, F.
dc.contributor.authorHeida, M.
dc.contributor.authorLehmer, B. D.
dc.contributor.authorMaccarone, T. J.
dc.contributor.authorPtak, A. F.
dc.contributor.authorSivakoff, G. R.
dc.contributor.authorTzanavaris, P.
dc.contributor.authorWik, D. R.
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, B. F.
dc.contributor.authorWilms, J.
dc.contributor.authorYukita, M.
dc.contributor.authorZezas, A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-22T17:01:31Z
dc.date.available2019-04-22T17:01:31Z
dc.date.issued2019-03-23
dc.description.abstractWhat are the most important conditions and processes governing the growth of stellar-origin compact objects? The identification of compact object type as either black hole (BH) or neutron star (NS) is fundamental to understanding their formation and evolution. To date, time-domain determination of compact object type remains a relatively untapped tool. Measurement of orbital periods, pulsations, and bursts will lead to a revolution in the study of the demographics of NS and BH populations, linking source phenomena to accretion and galaxy parameters (e.g., star formation, metallicity). To perform these measurements over sufficient parameter space, a combination of a wide-field (>5000 degĀ²) transient X-ray monitor over a dynamic energy range (~1-100 keV) and an X-ray telescope for deep surveys with <5 arcsec PSF half-energy width (HEW) angular resolution are required. Synergy with multiwavelength data for characterizing the underlying stellar population will transform our understanding of the time domain properties of transient sources, helping to explain details of supernova explosions and gravitational wave event ratesen_US
dc.description.urihttps://arxiv.org/abs/1903.09858en_US
dc.format.extent9 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articles preprintsen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2kzhm-raz1
dc.identifier.citationNeven Vulic, et.al, Time Domain Studies of Neutron Star and Black Hole Populations: X-ray Identification of Compact Object Types, Astrophysics ,High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, 2019, https://arxiv.org/abs/1903.09858en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/13479
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Center for Space Sciences and Technology
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Faculty Collection
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dc.subjectblack hole (BH)en_US
dc.subjectneutron star (NS)en_US
dc.subjectorbital periodsen_US
dc.titleTime Domain Studies of Neutron Star and Black Hole Populations: X-ray Identification of Compact Object Typesen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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