Exploring the super-orbital periodic behaviour of X-Ray binaries

Quasi-periodic super-orbital modulations are an established feature of several luminous X-ray binaries. The mechanisms that have been proposed to be responsible for such modulations include irradiation-driven warping/tilting and tidally-induced precession of the accretion disc, jet precession and the modulation of the mass-transfer rate due to an accretion disc instability or the effects of a third body.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Astronomy

Year dc:date.issued

2012

Author dc:creator

• Kotze, Marissa Mimi

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Charles, PA
• Warner, Brian

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11038

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11038