Accretion by rotating magnetic neutron stars. II - Radial and vertical structure of the transition zone in disk accretion

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Aug 1979

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979apj...232..259g&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 232, Aug. 15, 1979, p. 259-276.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Magnetic Stars, Neutron Stars, Stellar Mass Accretion, Boundary Layer Flow, Boundary Layers, Disks (Shapes), Earth Magnetosphere, Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability, Kepler Laws, Stellar Magnetic Fields, Stellar Rotation, Turbulent Diffusion

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The radial and vertical structure of the transition zone at the magnetospheric boundary of an aligned rotating neutron star accreting matter from a Keplerian disk are calculated. The results obtained indicate that: (1) the inner edge of the disk is located where the integrated magnetic stress acting on the disk plasma becomes comparable to the integrated material stress associated with its inward radial drift and orbital motion; (2) the stellar magnetic field threads the disk near its inner edge via the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, turbulent diffusion, and reconnection, producing a broad transition zone between the unperturbed disk flow and corotating magnetosphere; (3) the transition zone consists of two qualitatively different regions, viz., a broad outer transition zone where the motion is Keplerian and a narrow inner zone, or boundary layer, where the departure from Keplerian motion is substantial; (4) the stellar magnetic field is largely but not entirely screened by currents flowing in the boundary layer; and (5) there are no steady-flow solutions for sufficiently fast stellar rotation.

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