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The boundary layer in compact binaries

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Context. Disk accretion onto stars leads to the formation of a boundary layer (BL) near the stellar surface where the disk makes contact with the star. Although a large fraction of the total luminosity of the system originates from this tiny layer connecting the accretion disk and the accreting object, its structure has not been fully understood yet.

Source: Astronomy and Astrophysics

DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201322542

Authors: Marius Hertfelder, Wilhelm Kley, Valery Suleimanov, Klaus Werner

Institutions: University of Tübingen, Kazan Federal University

Language: English

Topic: Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations

Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes

Award: G2839802256