Constraining the properties of neutron star crusts with the transient low-mass X-ray binary Aql X-1

A. C. Waterhouse, N. Degenaar, R. Wijnands +4

Aql X-1 is a prolific transient neutron star low-mass X-ray binary that exhibits an accretion outburst approximately once every year. Whether the thermal X-rays detected in interve…