Observations of accretion disks in X-ray binaries
Astrophysics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
A brief overview is given of the observations of accretion disks in X-ray binaries, discussing their geometry, their effect on the rotation period of the accreting object, their optical and X-ray spectra, time variability, and radio emission and jets. Some outstanding questions for disk theory are listed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9809028,
title = {Observations of accretion disks in X-ray binaries},
author = {Frank Verbunt},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9809028},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
12 pp., 5 figs., to be published in Astrophysical Disks, eds. J.Goodman,J.Sellwood, ASP Conf. Ser