On the Occurrence of Stream Overflow in Cataclysmic Variables withAccretion Disks

Details On the Occurrence of Stream Overflow in Cataclysmic Variables withAccretion Disks On the Occurrence of Stream Overflow in Cataclysmic Variables withAccretion Disks

Jan 1999

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1999apj...510..867h&link_type=abstract

The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 510, Issue 2, pp. 867-873.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

14

Accretion, Accretion Disks, Stars: Binaries: Close, Hydrodynamics, Novae, Cataclysmic Variables

Scientific paper

I consider the occurrence of the flow of accretion stream material past the edge of an accretion disk in cataclysmic variables. If the stream from the secondary star is geometrically thicker than the rim of the accretion disk, some fraction of the stream material can flow over and under the disk. The results of vertical-structure calculations for alpha-model disks indicate that the amount of overflow is a sensitive function of the general thermal state of the disk (e.g., cold and optically thick or warm and optically thin) but not of the value of the disk viscosity parameter alpha and probably not of the disk radius (i.e., the orbital period). Using the mass-transfer rates and the orbital parameters of well-studied systems, I estimate the amount of overflow for a number of individual objects and show that observationally significant stream overflow should mainly occur in quiescent dwarf novae with cold outer disks.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

On the Occurrence of Stream Overflow in Cataclysmic Variables withAccretion Disks does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with On the Occurrence of Stream Overflow in Cataclysmic Variables withAccretion Disks, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and On the Occurrence of Stream Overflow in Cataclysmic Variables withAccretion Disks will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1190023