The X-Ray Binary KS 1731{260: Possible Analogy with Her X-1

The X-ray binary with the neutron star (NS), KS 1731-260, displays superorbital cycle similar to that in Her X-1. The accretion disk had the memory of the cycle-length even when this modulation sometimes disappeared in the main outburst of KS 1731-260, and during anomalous low state in Her X-1. The...

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Main Author: Vojtěch Šimon
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Language:English
Published: Czech Technical University in Prague 2014-12-01
Series:Acta Polytechnica CTU Proceedings
Online Access:https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/APP/article/view/2403
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description The X-ray binary with the neutron star (NS), KS 1731-260, displays superorbital cycle similar to that in Her X-1. The accretion disk had the memory of the cycle-length even when this modulation sometimes disappeared in the main outburst of KS 1731-260, and during anomalous low state in Her X-1. The disk still existed during such seasons. Although irradiation of the disk by X-rays is a viable explanation for the disk precession and warping (see model of Foulkes et al.), the mechanisms which give rise to the observed X-ray modulation are quite dierent for each of these systems. Variable absorption can explain this cycle only in Her X-1. We propose a variable mass accretion rate onto the NS in KS 1731-260 due to a highly variable impact of the inflowing mass stream with the changing phase of the cycle.
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spelling doaj-art-448fbc3b49444fce99e09543ae8ddfda2025-08-20T02:52:44ZengCzech Technical University in PragueActa Polytechnica CTU Proceedings2336-53822014-12-011124625010.14311/APP.2014.01.02462215The X-Ray Binary KS 1731{260: Possible Analogy with Her X-1Vojtěch Šimon0Czech Technical University in Prague, FEL, Prague, Czech RepublicThe X-ray binary with the neutron star (NS), KS 1731-260, displays superorbital cycle similar to that in Her X-1. The accretion disk had the memory of the cycle-length even when this modulation sometimes disappeared in the main outburst of KS 1731-260, and during anomalous low state in Her X-1. The disk still existed during such seasons. Although irradiation of the disk by X-rays is a viable explanation for the disk precession and warping (see model of Foulkes et al.), the mechanisms which give rise to the observed X-ray modulation are quite dierent for each of these systems. Variable absorption can explain this cycle only in Her X-1. We propose a variable mass accretion rate onto the NS in KS 1731-260 due to a highly variable impact of the inflowing mass stream with the changing phase of the cycle.https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/APP/article/view/2403
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The X-Ray Binary KS 1731{260: Possible Analogy with Her X-1
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title The X-Ray Binary KS 1731{260: Possible Analogy with Her X-1
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title_short The X-Ray Binary KS 1731{260: Possible Analogy with Her X-1
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