Be-Phenomenon in Neutron Star X-ray Binaries

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2017

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Citation of Original Publication

Kühnel, M., et al. "Be-Phenomenon in Neutron Star X-ray Binaries." The B[e] Phenomenom: Forty Years of Studies 508 (2017): 385. http://aspbooks.org/custom/publications/paper/508-0385.html.

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Abstract

In this work we provide a brief insight into two aspects of Be/X-ray binaries, which are probably involved in production of X-ray outbursts: the evolution of the Be star disk, in particular of its size, and the binary geometry which drives gravitational interaction. Simultaneous X-ray and optical data will aid our investigation of the evolution of Be stars in binaries and the X-ray outburst mechanism.