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Be stars in X-ray binary systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

M.J. Coe*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University

Abstract

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This paper will review the status of our observations and understanding of Be stars in X-ray binary systems. In virtually all cases the binary partner to the Be star is a neutron star. The circumstellar disk provides the accretion fuel and hence stimulates the X-ray emission, whilst the neutron star provides a valuable probe of the environment around the Be star. The results coming from studies of such systems are helping in our understanding of the Be phenomenon.

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Type
7. Interacting Binaries
Copyright
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