Back to Search
Start Over
A 0535+26: back in business.
- Source :
-
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . 5/1/2006, Vol. 368 Issue 1, p447-453. 7p. 1 Diagram, 2 Charts, 7 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2006
-
Abstract
- In 2005 May/June, after 10 yr of inactivity, the Be/X-ray binary system A 0535+26 underwent a major X-ray outburst. In this paper, data are presented from 10 yr of optical, infrared and X-ray monitoring showing the behaviour of the system during the quiescent epoch and the lead up to the new outburst. The results show the system going through a period when the Be star in the system had a minimal circumstellar disc and then a dramatic disc recovery leading, presumably, to the latest flare up of X-ray emission. The data are interpreted in terms of the state of the disc and its interaction with the neutron star companion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *BINARY number system
*GAS bursts
*SOLAR flares
*NEUTRON stars
*X-rays
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00358711
- Volume :
- 368
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20466199
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10127.x