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- Watts, Anna L., et al.
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Dense matter with eXTP
- 2019
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In: Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy. - : Science Press. - 1674-7348 .- 1869-1927. ; 62:2
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Research review (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In this White Paper we present the potential of the Enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry (eXTP) mission for determining the nature of dense matter; neutron star cores host an extreme density regime which cannot be replicated in a terrestrial laboratory. The tightest statistical constraints on the dense matter equation of state will come from pulse profile modelling of accretion-powered pulsars, burst oscillation sources, and rotation-powered pulsars. Additional constraints will derive from spin measurements, burst spectra, and properties of the accretion flows in the vicinity of the neutron star. Under development by an international Consortium led by the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the eXTP mission is expected to be launched in the mid 2020s.
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- Li, Liqin, et al.
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Late Triassic ecosystem variations inferred by palynological records from Hechuan, southern Sichuan Basin, China
- 2018
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In: Geological Magazine. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. - 0016-7568 .- 1469-5081. ; 155, s. 1793-1810
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The Late Triassic deposits of the Sichuan Basin, southwestern China are significant for hosting abundant and diverse fossil assemblages including plants (containing spores and pollen), bivalves and insects. However, the Late Triassic palaeoecological variations are still poorly documented in this region. Here we present results from a palynological study from the Upper Triassic Xujiahe Formation in Hechuan of Chongqing, southern Sichuan Basin. The palynological analysis revealed a well-preserved terrestrial palynoflora of high diversity, comprising 184 species in 75 genera of spores and pollen. Three palynological assemblages were recognized, reflecting terrestrial successions throughout the entire interval with significant changes in the vegetation. Cycads/bennettites/ginkgophytes and conifers show an increasing trend into younger deposits, while ferns and lycopsids decrease in relative abundance. The Late Triassic vegetation underwent changes from lowland fern forest to a mixed forest with more canopy trees. We applied the Spore-pollen Morphological Group (SMG) method and Sporomorph EcoGroup (SEG) model to interpret the palaeoclimate features. The results reveal that the lower part of the Xujiahe Formation was deposited under relatively warm and humid conditions with an overall cooling and drying trend from latest Norian to Rhaetian time, accompanied by a general decrease of ferns and simultaneous increase of gymnosperms, and a decline in diversity of miospores. This study presents data on variations within the terrestrial ecosystem prior to the end-Triassic extinction event in the Sichuan Basin, and therefore provides important information for understanding the changes in the vegetation preceding the end-Triassic event.
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- Li, Zhaosheng, et al.
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Evidence for the Photoionization Absorption Edge in a Photospheric Radius Expansion X-Ray Burst from GRS 1747-312 in Terzan 6
- 2018
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In: Astrophysical Journal. - : IOP PUBLISHING LTD. - 0004-637X .- 1538-4357. ; 866:1
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Thermonuclear X-ray bursts on the surface of neutron stars (NSs) can enrich the photosphere with metals, which may imprint photoionization edges on the burst spectra. We report here the discovery of absorption edges in the spectra of the type I X-ray burst from the NS low-mass X-ray binary GRS 1747-312 in Terzan 6 during observations by the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer. We find that the edge energy evolves from 9.45 +/- 0.51 to similar to 6 keV and then back to 9.44 +/- 0.40 keV during the photospheric radius expansion phase and remains at 8.06 +/- 0.66 keV in the cooling tail. The photoionization absorption edges of hydrogen-like Ni, Fe, or an Fe/Ni mixture and the bound-bound transitions of metals may be responsible for the observed spectral features. The ratio of the measured absorption edge energy in the cooling tail to the laboratory value of the hydrogen-like Ni(Fe) edge energy allows us to estimate the gravitational redshift factor 1 + z = 1.34 +/- 0.11(1 + z = 1.15 +/- 0.09). The evolution of the spectral parameters during the cooling tail are well described by metal-rich atmosphere models. The combined constraints on the NS mass and radius from the direct cooling method and the tidal deformability strongly suggest very high atmospheric abundance of the iron group elements and limit the distance to the source to 11 +/- 1 kpc.
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