The plasma at the Alfven surface of accreting neutron stars and its radiation

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Jun 1976

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Pis'ma v Astronomicheskii Zhurnal, vol. 2, June 1976, p. 287-293. In Russian.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Magnetohydrodynamic Flow, Neutron Stars, Plasma Radiation, X Ray Sources, Energy Dissipation, Optical Thickness, Plasma Layers, Thermal Instability

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Parameters are determined for the plasma flowing over the Alfven surface of the neutron star in the source Her X-1, and the radiation from this plasma is evaluated. The parameters include the optical thickness of the Alfven-surface plasma layer for radiation from 'hot-spot' regions, the plasma density, and the plasma temperature. It is shown that absorption of hard X-radiation by streams of accreting plasma at the Alfven surface and the subsequent reradiation of the absorbed energy can explain both the origin of soft X-radiation and the strong modulation of hard X-radiation in Her X-1. It is noted that this mechanism can also account for the emission spectra of the sources Sco X-1, Cyg X-2, and Cyg X-3.

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