Long-term evolution of Sco X-1: implications for the current spin frequency and ellipticity of the neutron star

Abhijnan Kar, Pulkit Ojha, Sudip Bhattacharyya

Sco X-1 is the brightest observed extra-solar X-ray source, which is a neutron star (NS) low-mass X-ray binary (LMXB), and is thought to have a strong potential for continuous grav…