Intermittent millisecond x-ray pulsations from the neutron star x-ray transient SAX J1748.9-2021 in the globular cluster NGC 6440

We report on intermittent X-ray pulsations with a frequency of 442.36 Hz from the neutron-star X-ray binary SAX J1748.9-2021 in the globular cluster NGC 6440. The pulsations were seen during both 2001 and 2005 outbursts of the source, but only intermittently, appearing and disappearing on timescales...

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Main Authors: Altamirano, D. (Author), Casella, P. (Author), Patruno, A. (Author), Wijnands, R. (Author), van der Klis, M. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2008.
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