SS 433: flares in H alpha, GRAVITY observations & L2 ejection

M. G. Bowler

SS 433: flares in H alpha, GRAVITY observations & L2 ejection

Astrophysics of Galaxies 2021-07-13 v1 High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

Authors: M. G. Bowler

Abstract

Abstract The microquasar SS 433 exhibits in H alpha intermittent flares, Doppler shifted to both the red and the blue. The mean remembers the orbital phase of the compact object. I show that the flares are not intermittent sightings of an accretion disk; rather, plasma must be expelled through the L2 point, thus remembering the phase of the orbit as it invades the space beyond the system. That space has been mapped with GRAVITY observations of a similar flare, revealing a strong rotation component.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2103.15782,
  title  = {SS 433: flares in H alpha, GRAVITY observations & L2 ejection},
  author = {M. G. Bowler},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2103.15782},
  year   = {2021}
}