Menou, KristenPerna, RosalbaHernquist, Lars2019-09-202002Menou, Kristen, Rosalba Perna, and Lars Hernquist. 2002. “Hydrogen-Poor Disks in Compact X-Ray Binaries.” The Astrophysical Journal 564 (2): L81–84. https://doi.org/10.1086/338909.0004-637X1538-4357http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:41381660We show that accretion disks in several compact X-ray binaries with hydrogen-depleted donors are likely subject to a thermal ionization instability, unless they are strongly irradiated. These disks are particularly interesting in that their MHD-turbulent properties in the neutral phase may be quite different from those of standard, hydrogen-rich disks.en-USJournal Article2019-09-2010.1086/338909