Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2008-05-07
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
12 pages, 11 figures, 1 table, accepted for publication in A&A (minor changens following the referee's comments, five referenc
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:200810155
We address the task of modeling soft X-ray and optical light curves of X-ray novae in the high/soft state. The analytic model of viscous evolution of an externally truncated accretion \alpha-disk is used. Relativistic effects near a Kerr black hole and self-irradiation of an accretion disk are taken into account. The model is applied to the outbursts of X-ray nova Monocerotis 1975 (A 0620-00) and X-ray nova Muscae 1991 (GRS 1124-68). Comparison of observational data with the model yields constraints on the angular momentum (the Kerr parameter) of the black holes in A 0620-00 and GRS 1124-68: 0.3-0.6 and \leq 0.4, and on the viscosity parameter \alpha of the disks: 0.7-0.95 and 0.55-0.75. We also conclude that the accretion disks should have an effective geometrical thickness 1.5-2 times greater than the theoretical value of the distance between the photometric layers.
Lipunova Galina V.
Shakura Nikolai I.
Suleimanov Valery F.
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