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Bursting X-Ray Sources: A Theoretical Framework for Accretion Models*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2016

F.K. Lamb ,
A.C. Fabian ,
J.E. Pringle  and
D. Q. Lamb
F.K. Lamb
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, U.K.
A.C. Fabian
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, U.K.
J.E. Pringle
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, U.K.
D. Q. Lamb
Affiliation:
Physics Department, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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We consider spherically symmetric accretion flow onto a strongly magnetized neutron star. We show that, under certain conditions, the flow is intermittent and that the resultant accretion luminosity (X-rays) from the stellar surface is akin to that observed in the bursting X-ray sources. We investigate the properties of such burst flows under a variety of conditions, in the hopes of providing a basic theoretical framework on which realistic models of the observed bursting sources can be built. This work was supported in part by NSF Grant PHY75-08790.

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Joint Dicussions
Information
Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 4 , Issue 1: Highlights of Astronomy. As presented at the XVIth General Assembly of the IAU, 1976 (Part I) , 1977 , pp. 125
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1977

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†

Permanent address: Physics Department, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

*

A more complete account of this work will appear in a paper to be published in the Astrophysical Journal.

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* A more complete account of this work will appear in a paper to be published in the Astrophysical Journal.