2001/11/29 by Kristen Menou, Rosalba Perna, Lars Hernquist · 6 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1086/338909
10 pages, accepted for publication in ApJL
arxiv created 2001/11/29 · openalex publication_date 2002/01/10 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
We show that accretion disks in several compact X-ray binaries with hydrogen-depleted donors are likely subject to a thermal ionization instability, unless they are strongly irradiated. These disks are particularly interesting in that their MHD-turbulent properties in the neutral phase may be quite different from those of standard, hydrogen-rich disks.