The very low frequency power spectrum of Centaurus X-3

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May 1988

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1988apj...328..265g&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 328, May 1, 1988, p. 265-268.

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Mass Transfer, Power Spectra, Variable Stars, Very Low Frequencies, X Ray Binaries, Accretion Disks, Computational Astrophysics, Heao 1, Mass Flow, Nyquist Frequencies

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The long-term variability of Cen X-3 on time scales ranging from days to years has been examined by combining data obtained by the HEAO 1 A-4 instrument with data from Vela 5B. A simple interpretation of the data is made in terms of the standard alpha-disk model of accretion disk structure and dynamics. Assuming that the low-frequency variance represents the inherent variability of the mass transfer from the companion, the decline in power at higher frequencies results from the leveling of radial structure in the accretion disk through viscous mixing. The shape of the observed power spectrum is shown to be in excellent agreement with a calculation based on a simplified form of this model. The observed low-frequency power spectrum of Cen X-3 is consistent with a disk in which viscous mixing occurs about as rapidly as possible and on the largest scale possible.

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