Observations of accretion disks in X-ray binaries
arXiv:astro-ph/9809028
Abstract
A brief overview is given of the observations of accretion disks in X-ray binaries, discussing their geometry, their effect on the rotation period of the accreting object, their optical and X-ray spectra, time variability, and radio emission and jets. Some outstanding questions for disk theory are listed.
12 pp., 5 figs., to be published in Astrophysical Disks, eds. J.Goodman,J.Sellwood, ASP Conf. Ser