Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-02-06
Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 368 (2006) 447-453
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Accepted for publication in MNRAS
Scientific paper
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10127.x
In May/June 2005, after 10 years of inactivity, the Be/X-ray binary system A 0535+26 underwent a major X-ray outburst. In this paper data are presented from 10 years of optical, IR and X-ray monitoring showing the behaviour of the system during the quiescent epoch and the lead up to the new outburst. The results show the system going through a period when the Be star in the system had a minimal circumstellar disk and then a dramatic disk recovery leading, presumably, to the latest flare up of X-ray emission. The data are interpreted in terms of the state of the disk and its interaction with the neutron star companion.
Coe Malcolm J.
Fabregat Juan
Galache Jose Louis
McBride Vanessa A.
Reig Pablo
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