accretion column — An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

accretion column

ستون ِ فربال

sotun-e farbâl

Fr.: colonne d'accrétion

The channel through which matter is accreted onto a body such as a → protostar, → white dwarf, → neutron star, or → black hole.
The accreting body possesses magnetic fields strong enough to disrupt the → accretion flow and carry the material through column-shaped channels directly on to a small fraction of the stellar surface near the magnetic poles.

See also: → accretion; → column.

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