ENERGY STRUCTURE OF THE ACCRETION DISK CORONA IN X 1822-371

被引:10
作者
HELLIER, C [1 ]
MASON, KO [1 ]
WILLIAMS, OR [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV LEICESTER, DEPT PHYS & ASTRON, LEICESTER LE1 7RH, ENGLAND
关键词
ACCRETION; ACCRETION DISKS; BINARIES CLOSE; STARS INDIVIDUAL X1822-371-X-RAYS STARS;
D O I
10.1093/mnras/258.3.457
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Ginga observations of the LMXB X 1822 - 371 show that the broad orbital modulation and the eclipse are deeper at higher energies. This is explained if the X-ray emitting corona produces softer emission at greater heights from the disc plane, which suggests that either the corona is optically thick, or that the illuminating X-rays are anisotropic. Further investigation is hampered by an inadequate understanding of the X-ray spectrum of X 1822 - 371.
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