Ultraviolet study of V1341 CYG equals CYG X-2 - Observation of an accretion disk

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Binary Stars, Stellar Mass Accretion, Ultraviolet Astronomy, Variable Stars, X Ray Sources, Emission Spectra, Iue, Periodic Variations, Radiant Flux Density, Red Shift, Spectral Energy Distribution, Stellar Envelopes, Stellar Spectrophotometry, Stellar Temperature, Ultraviolet Spectra

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Observations of Cyg X-2 with the International Ultraviolet Explorer in the range 1200-3000 A are discussed with particular reference to the continuum. The dereddened UV spectrum indicates the presence of a contribution from a hot region of small area which is naturally interpreted as an X-ray heated accretion disk. Assuming an average X-ray luminosity of Lx equals 6.4 x 10 to the 37th erg/s, the solid angle subtended by the disk is estimated at l sterad from the ratio of the disk luminosity L disk equals L2 to Lx.

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