Catalog of the Galactic population of X-ray pulsars in High-mass X-ray binary systems

TL;DR

This paper presents a comprehensive catalog of 82 confirmed Galactic X-ray pulsars in high-mass X-ray binary systems, detailing their key parameters and potential candidates for future study.

Contribution

It provides the first detailed catalog including parameters, classifications, and references for Galactic HMXB pulsars, aiding future research and analysis.

Findings

Catalog includes 82 confirmed sources with detailed parameters.

Distinguishes between persistent and transient pulsars.

Lists candidates for further investigation.

Abstract

A catalog of the Galactic population of X-ray pulsars in high-mass X-ray binary (HMXB) systems is presented. It contains information about 82 confirmed sources: 18 persistent and 64 transient pulsars. Their basic parameters include spin period, spin evolution with global and local spin-up/spin-down and duration, orbital period, X-ray luminosity, magnetic field strength measured by cyclotron line analysis, distance, spectral and luminosity class, observable parameters of massive companions, which are shown in the tables provided, with corresponding references. Candidates of the HMXB pulsars are also listed for further careful consideration.