Beta Persei - A new type of X-ray source

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Jun 1976

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(Pis'ma v Astronomicheskii Zhurnal, vol. 2, June 1976, p. 294-298.) Soviet Astronomy Letters, vol. 2, May-June 1976, p. 114-116.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Algol, Binary Stars, Spaceborne Astronomy, Stellar Mass Ejection, X Ray Sources, Astronomical Models, Gas Heating, Gas Jets, Radiant Flux Density, Sas, Shock Fronts

Scientific paper

The SAS 3 satellite detected an X-ray source whose coordinates coincide with those of the close binary system Beta Persei (Algol) with an accuracy of about 1 arcmin. It is shown that the observed X-radiation is apparently produced by gas heating behind a shock front formed when a gas jet from Algol B strikes the surface of Algol A. Beta Persei would thus represent a class of X-ray sources in which there is accretion on to a normal star rather than a compact object. It is noted that the accreting gas in this system cannot form a disk, but flows instead in the form of a jet. Several observational tests are discussed for verifying the correctness of the proposed model for the Beta Persei X-ray source.

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