Similarities in neutron star and black hole accretion

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view Abstract Citations (190) References (41) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Similarities in Neutron Star and Black Hole Accretion van der Klis, M. Abstract In this paper, I compare the X-ray properties of accreting low magnetic field neutron stars and accreting stellar mass black hole candidates. Rather than looking for signatures that are unique to black holes, I use the similarities in the observed properties of accreting neutron stars and black hole candidates in order to see whether it is possible to find a common pattern of phenomenology across the two groups. Following this purely phenomenological approach, I propose as a working hypothesis that three different states are common to the accretion process onto low magnetic field neutron stars and black holes. In a given source, the instantaneous accretion rate determines the state; between sources, other parameters, such as compact object mass and magnetic field strength, may also play a role. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Pub Date: June 1994 DOI: 10.1086/192006 Bibcode: 1994ApJS...92..511V Keywords: Black Holes (Astronomy); Neutron Stars; Stellar Mass Accretion; X Ray Astronomy; X Ray Binaries; X Ray Spectra; Color-Color Diagram; Light Curve; Power Spectra; Stellar Oscillations; Astronomy; ACCRETION; ACCRETION DISKS; BLACK HOLE PHYSICS; STARS: NEUTRON full text sources ADS | data products SIMBAD (10)