2 papers
astro-ph2003
Simultaneous optical and X-ray high speed photometry of Cyg X-2
G. Dubus, B. Kern, A. A. Esin +2
The X-ray emission from X-ray binaries may originate in flares occurring when magnetic loops anchored in the disc reconnect. In analogy with our Sun, H alpha emission should arise…
astro-ph2000
The 1996 outburst of GRO J1655-40: disc irradiation and enhanced mass transfer
A. A. Esin, J. -P. Lasota, R. I. Hynes
We show that the 1996 outburst of the X-ray binary transient system GRO J1655-40 can be explained by the standard dwarf-nova type disc instability, followed by an episode of enhanc…