Open AccessAX J0049.4−7323: a close look at a neutron star interacting with a circumstellar disc
Author(s) -
Coe M. J.,
Edge W. R. T.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
monthly notices of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.058
H-Index - 383
eISSN - 1365-2966
pISSN - 0035-8711
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.07696.x
Subject(s) - physics , neutron star , circumstellar disk , astrophysics , binary number , x ray binary , star (game theory) , astronomy , binary star , binary system , be star , stars , arithmetic , mathematics
Detailed evidence on the system AX J0049.4−7323 is presented here to show how the passage of the neutron star in the binary system disrupts the circumstellar disc of the mass donor Be star. A similar effect is noted in three other Be/X‐ray binary systems. Together, the observational data should provide valuable tools for modelling these complex interactions.