1998/09/03 by F. Verbunt, Frank Verbunt, Verbunt, Frank
Decision Sciences · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research #FOS: Physical sciences #Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/9809028
12 pp., 5 figs., to be published in Astrophysical Disks, eds. J.Goodman,J.Sellwood, ASP Conf. Ser
arxiv created 1998/09/03 · openalex publication_date 1998/09/03 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
A brief overview is given of the observations of accretion disks in X-ray binaries, discussing their geometry, their effect on the rotation period of the accreting object, their optical and X-ray spectra, time variability, and radio emission and jets. Some outstanding questions for disk theory are listed.