Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jun 1994
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994apjs...92..511v&link_type=abstract
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, vol. 92, no. 2, p. 511-519
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
148
Black Holes (Astronomy), Neutron Stars, Stellar Mass Accretion, X Ray Astronomy, X Ray Binaries, X Ray Spectra, Color-Color Diagram, Light Curve, Power Spectra, Stellar Oscillations
Scientific paper
In this paper, I compare the X-ray properties of accreting low magnetic field neutron stars and accreting stellar mass black hole candidates. Rather than looking for signatures that are unique to black holes, I use the similarities in the observed properties of accreting neutron stars and black hole candidates in order to see whether it is possible to find a common pattern of phenomenology across the two groups. Following this purely phenomenological approach, I propose as a working hypothesis that three different states are common to the accretion process onto low magnetic field neutron stars and black holes. In a given source, the instantaneous accretion rate determines the state; between sources, other parameters, such as compact object mass and magnetic field strength, may also play a role.
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