Subjects: Astronomy submitted time 2023-12-13 Cooperative journals: 《天文学进展》
Abstract: Type I X-ray bursts are unstable nuclear burning processes that occur on the surface of neutron star in low-mass X-ray binary. The radiation of type I X-ray bursts can have significant effects on matter around neutron stars. We review the observations and theoretical interpretations of the interaction between type I X-ray bursts and matter around neutron stars, including the increased accretion rate caused by the Poynting-Robertson effect, the absorption edge features in the burst spectra, the accretion disk reflection features, the disappearance and emergence of the kHz QPO(quasi-periodic oscillation) signal during bursts, the hard X-ray flux deficit due to the coronal cooling. Furthermore, we also present recent progress from NICER observations.