BONANNO, Alfio MaurizioAlfio MaurizioBONANNOUrpin, V.V.Urpin2020-04-152020-04-1520150035-8711http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12386/24046We would like to thank Dany Page for kindly providing us with the mean-field EOS used in the calculation.We consider combined rotational, magnetic, and thermal evolution of the neutron star during the accretion phase in a binary system. A rapid accretion-driven decay of the magnetic field decreases substantially the efficiency of angular momentum transfer. As a result, the neutron star cannot spin-up to periods shorter than some limiting value even if accretion is very long and accretion rate is high. The proposed mechanism can explain a discrepancy between the shortest detected period and minimal possible spin period of neutron stars.STAMPAenArticle10.1093/mnras/stv11122-s2.0-84938153716000360830000074https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/451/2/2117/17498572015MNRAS.451.2117BFIS/05 - ASTRONOMIA E ASTROFISICAScienze Fisiche Settori ERC (ERC) di riferimento::PE9 Universe sciences: astro-physics/chemistry/biology; solar systems; stellar, galactic and extragalactic astronomy, planetary systems, cosmology, space science, instrumentation