2012/10/01 by María Díaz Trigo, M. Diaz Trigo, Trigo, M. Diaz +2
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA) #Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO) #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE) #Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #astro-ph.CO #astro-ph.GA #astro-ph.HE
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1210.0318
Accepted for publication in Acta Polytechnica. Invited review talk at the Vulcano Workshop 2012: "Frontier Objects in Astrophysics and Particle Physics"
arxiv created 2012/10/01 · openalex publication_date 2012/10/01 · arxiv updated 2012/10/02 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We review the current status of studies of disc atmospheres and winds in low mass X-ray binaries. We discuss the possible wind launching mechanisms and compare the predictions of the models with the existent observations. We conclude that a combination of thermal and radiative pressure (the latter being relevant at high luminosities) can explain the current observations of atmospheres and winds in both neutron star and black hole binaries. Moreover, these winds and atmospheres could contribute significantly to the broad iron emission line observed in these systems.