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A 0535+26: Back in business
M. J. CoeVanessa McbridePablo ReigJuan FabregatJose Luis Galachesubject
PhysicsEpoch (reference date)Be starAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaAstrophysics (astro-ph)FOS: Physical sciencesAstronomy and AstrophysicsAstrophysicsAstrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic AstrophysicsAstrophysicsCircumstellar diskNeutron starSpace and Planetary ScienceFlare upAstrophysics::Solar and Stellar AstrophysicsAstrophysics::Earth and Planetary AstrophysicsAstrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysicsdescription
In May/June 2005, after 10 years 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 years of optical, IR 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 disk and then a dramatic disk recovery leading, presumably, to the latest flare up of X-ray emission. The data are interpreted in terms of the state of the disk and its interaction with the neutron star companion.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-02-06 |