A Note on Bimodal Accretion Disks
Astrophysics
2009-10-30 v1
Abstract
The existence of bimodal disks is investigated. Following a simple argument based on energetic considerations we show that stationary, bimodal accretion disk models in which a Shakura--Sunyaev disk (SSD) at large radii matches an advection dominated accretion flow (ADAF) at smaller radii are never possible using the standard slim disk approach, unless some extra energy flux is present. The same argument, however, predicts the possibility of a transition from an outer Shapiro--Lightman--Eardley (SLE) disk to an ADAF, and from a SLE disk to a SSD. Both types of solutions have been found.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9803179,
title = {A Note on Bimodal Accretion Disks},
author = {C. P. Dullemond and R. Turolla},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9803179},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
9 pages including 9 figures, accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal