Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Apr 2007
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007atnf.prop..788d&link_type=abstract
ATNF proposal C1658, Semester: April, 2007
Mathematics
Logic
Stellar, Atca
Scientific paper
X-ray binary stars are stellar systems that are exceptionally bright in the X-rays. But they are also strong emitters at other wavelengths. The emission from these systems comes from the accretion disks and jets associated with mass transfer onto a neutron star or black hole. The emission can show very dramatic variability. A subset of these binaries, called microquasars, show emission in the radio with both dynamical and morphological similarity to jets from active galaxy nuclei. In the X-rays the contributions from the disk and jet activity can be tied to the hardness of the spectrum. This is best seen by evolutionary patterns on X-ray colour-magnitude diagrams. These are often interpreted through a unified XRB model whose parameters are the accretion rate and the magnetic field of the collapsed object. Radio observations which isolate the synchrotron emission from the jet are a critical piece of the puzzle. This project is a survey of a large sample of XRBs in the inner Galaxy to determine their spectral energy distributions. The data will be used as a template for monitoring with the Hobart radio interferometer.
Dickey John
Ellingsen Simon
Hunstead Richard
McCollough Michael
Vrtilek Saku
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