The impact of thermal winds on the outburst lightcurves of black hole X-ray binaries

• Published in: Astronomy and astrophysics (Berlin) Vol. 632; p. A40
• Main Authors: Dubus, Guillaume, Done, Chris, Tetarenko, Bailey E., Hameury, Jean-Marie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg EDP Sciences 01.12.2019
• Subjects: accretion; Accretion disks; Angular momentum; Astrophysics; binaries: close; Black holes; Decay rate; Deposition; Heating; Luminosity; Mathematical models; Optical properties; Outbursts; outflows; Physics; Scattering; stars: black holes; stars: winds; Wind; X ray binaries; X ray irradiation; X ray spectra; X ray stars; X-rays; X-rays: binaries; stars: winds; accretion; stars: black holes; X-rays: binaries; binaries: close; outflows; accretion disks

Context. The observed signatures of winds from X-ray binaries are broadly consistent with thermal winds, which are driven by X-ray irradiation of the outer accretion disc. Thermal winds produce mass outflow rates that can exceed the accretion rate in the disc. Aims. We aim to study the impact of the...