Exploring Waveform Variations among Neutron Star Ray-tracing Codes for Complex Emission Geometries
arxiv(2024)
摘要
Pulse Profile Modeling (PPM), the technique used to infer mass, radius and
geometric parameters for rotation-powered millisecond pulsars using data from
the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER), relies on relativistic
ray-tracing of thermal X-ray photons from hot spots on the neutron star surface
to the observer. To verify our ray-tracing codes we have in the past conducted
cross-tests for simple hot spot geometries, focusing primarily on the
implementation of the space-time model. In this paper, we present verification
for test problems that explore the more complex hot spot geometries that are
now being employed in the NICER PPM analyses. We conclude that the accuracy of
our computed waveforms is in general sufficiently high for analyses of current
NICER data sets. We have however identified some extreme configurations where
extra care may be needed.
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