On the outburst light curves of soft X-ray transients as response of the accretion disk to mass deposition

Ertan U., Alpar M.

ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS, cilt.336, sa.1, ss.220-230, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 336 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 1998
  • Dergi Adı: ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.220-230
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

We note that the solution of accretion disk dynamics for an initial delta-function mass distribution gives a light curve that fits both the rise and the decay pattern of the outburst light curves of black-hole Soft X-ray transients (BSXTs) until the onset of the first mini outburst quite well. The Green's function solution of Lynden-Bell & Pringle (1974) is employed for two different time-independent viscosity laws to calculate the expected count rates of X-ray photons in the Ginga energy bands as a function of time. For both models basic characteristics of the outburst light curves of two typical sources GS 2000+25 and GS/GRS 1124-68 are reproduced together with plausible values of the thin disk parameter alpha and the recurrence times. This agreement with the outburst light curves and the source properties during quiescence support the idea of mass accumulation and the sporadic release of accumulated mass at the outer disk.