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An evolving jet from a strongly magnetized accreting X-ray pulsar

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Date
11/10/2018
Author
van den Eijnden, J.
Degenaar, N.
Russell, T. D.
Wijnands, R.
Miller-Jones, J. C. A.
Sivakoff, G. R.
Hernández Santisteban, J. V.
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QB Astronomy
QC Physics
DAS
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Abstract
Relativistic jets are observed throughout the Universe and strongly affect their surrounding environments on a range of physical scales, from Galactic binary systems1 to galaxies and clusters of galaxies2. All types of accreting black hole and neutron star have been observed to launch jets3, with the exception of neutron stars with strong magnetic fields4,5 (higher than 1012 gauss), leading to the conclusion that their magnetic field strength inhibits jet formation6. However, radio emission recently detected from two such objects could have a jet origin, among other possible explanations7,8, indicating that this long-standing idea might need to be reconsidered. But definitive observational evidence of such jets is still lacking. Here we report observations of an evolving jet launched by a strongly magnetized neutron star accreting above the theoretical maximum rate given by the Eddington limit. The radio luminosity of the jet is two orders of magnitude fainter than those seen in other neutron stars with similar X-ray luminosities9, implying an important role for the properties of the neutron star in regulating jet power. Our result also shows that the strong magnetic fields of ultra-luminous X-ray pulsars do not prevent such sources from launching jets.
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van den Eijnden , J , Degenaar , N , Russell , T D , Wijnands , R , Miller-Jones , J C A , Sivakoff , G R & Hernández Santisteban , J V 2018 , ' An evolving jet from a strongly magnetized accreting X-ray pulsar ' , Nature , vol. 562 , no. 7726 , pp. 233-235 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-018-0524-1
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Nature
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-018-0524-1
ISSN
0028-0836
Type
Journal article
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Copyright © 2018 Springer Nature Limited. This work has been made available online in accordance with publisher policies or with permission. Permission for further reuse of this content should be sought from the publisher or the rights holder. This is the author created accepted manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-018-0524-1
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URL
https://arxiv.org/abs/1809.10204
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018Natur.562..233V
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10023/18456

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