Fireballs, flares, and flickering: A semianalytic, LTE, explosive model from accretion disks to supernovaePearson, K.J., Horne, K. and Skidmore, W. (2005) Fireballs, flares, and flickering: A semianalytic, LTE, explosive model from accretion disks to supernovae. The Astrophysical Journal, 619 (2). pp. 999-1013. ISSN 0004-637X Full text not archived in this repository. It is advisable to refer to the publisher's version if you intend to cite from this work. See Guidance on citing. To link to this item DOI: 10.1086/426582 Abstract/SummaryWe derive simple analytic expressions for the continuum light curves and spectra of flaring and flickering events that occur over a wide range of astrophysical systems. We compare these results to data taken from the cataclysmic variable SS Cygni and also from SN 1987A, deriving physical parameters for the material involved. Fits to the data indicate a nearly time-independent photospheric temperature arising from the strong temperature dependence of opacity when hydrogen is partially ionized.
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