A simple physical model for X-ray burst sources

Details A simple physical model for X-ray burst sources A simple physical model for X-ray burst sources

Jan 1977

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977natur.265..222j&link_type=abstract

Nature, vol. 265, Jan. 20, 1977, p. 222-224. Research supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and NASA.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Binary Stars, Neutron Stars, Stellar Winds, X Ray Sources, Astronomical Models, B Stars, Mass Transfer, O Stars, Stellar Luminosity, Stellar Models, Stellar Rotation

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In connection with information considered by Illarianov and Sunyaev (1975) and van den Heuvel (1975), a simple physical model for an X-ray burst source in the galactic disk is proposed. The model includes an unevolved OB star with a relatively weak stellar wind and a compact object in a close binary system. For some reason, the stellar wind from the OB star is unable to accrete steadily on to the compact object. When the stellar wind is sufficiently weak, the compact object accretes irregularly, leading to X-ray bursts.

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