Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Mar 1996
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1996a%26a...307l...5l&link_type=abstract
Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.307, p.L5
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Accretion, Accretion Disks, Stars: Magnetic Fields, Stars: Rotation
Scientific paper
The torque exerted on a rotating, magnetized star by a magnetically threaded accretion disk is dependent on the "fastness parameter" ω_s_=(R_0_/R_c_)^3/2 where R_0_ and R_c_ are the inner edge of the accretion disk and the corotation radius of the star respectively. In equilibrium state for which there is no torque on the star, the fastness parameter reaches its critical value ω_c_. Recently Wang (1995) obtained that the value of ω_c_ lies in the range 0.875-0.95. We argue that an uncertainty of a factor of 4 exists in the torque condition at the inner edge of the disk. Together with uncertainties relating to the strength of the toroidal field, we find that the value of ω_c_ can range between 0.71 and 0.95. Our results present constraints on the magnetically threaded disk model and seem to be consistent with observations of the binary X-ray pulsar 4U1626-67.
Li Xiao-Dong
Wang Zhen-Ru
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