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has gloss | eng: A transient X-ray source first discovered in 1996 by the Italian-Dutch BeppoSAX satellite, SAX J1808.4-3658 revealed X-ray pulsations at the 401 Hz neutron star spin frequency when it was observed during a subsequent outburst in 1998 by NASA's RXTE satellite. The neutron star orbits a brown dwarf binary companion with a likely mass of 0.05 solar masses, every 2.01 hours. X-ray burst oscillations and quasi-periodic oscillations in addition to coherent X-ray pulsations have been seen from SAX J1808.4-3658, making it a Rosetta stone for interpretation of the timing behavior of low-mass X-ray binaries. |
lexicalization | eng: SAX J1808.4-3658 |
instance of | (noun) a degenerate neutron star; small and extremely dense; rotates very fast and emits regular pulses of polarized radiation pulsar |
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lexicalization | por: SAX J1808.4-3658 |
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