An Alternative Model for the Orbital Decay of M82 X-2: The Anomalous Magnetic Braking of a Bp Star
Recently, the first pulsating ultraluminous X-ray source M82 X-2 was reported to be experiencing a rapid orbital decay at a rate of $\dot{P}=-(5.69\pm 0.24)\times {10}^{-8}\,{\rm{s}}\,{{\rm{s}}}^{-1}$ based on 7 yr NuSTAR data. To account for the observed orbital-period derivative, it requires a mas...
| Published in: | The Astrophysical Journal |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2024-01-01
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad66ce |