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K. W. Smith | Zendy; I. A. Bonnell | Zendy; Geraint F. Lewis | Zendy

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Beat frequency modulation of T Tauri accretion rates

Author(s) -

K. W. Smith,

I. A. Bonnell,

Geraint F. Lewis

Publication year - 1995

Publication title -

monthly notices of the royal astronomical society

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.058

H-Index - 383

eISSN - 1365-8711

pISSN - 0035-8711

DOI - 10.1093/mnras/276.1.263

Subject(s) - physics , t tauri star , astrophysics , accretion (finance) , magnetosphere , intermediate polar , stellar rotation , magnetic field , astronomy , accretion disc , variable star , stars , white dwarf , quantum mechanics

A general model of magnetically controlled accretion onto T Tauri stars is presented. In this model the magnetic field is oriented arbitrarily in relation to the star's rotation axis. The resultant interplay between the magnetic field and accretion disc causes a variable accretion rate. The dominant timescale of this variability is the beat frequency between the stellar rotation frequency and the orbital frequency at the magnetosphere boundary. This model is analogous to that developed to explain quasi-periodic oscillations in low-mass X-ray binaries

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