Abstract This paper reports the status of the research on the effects of the irradiation of accretion disks. We cover both the X-ray spectra where the disk reflection is visible as well as the modifications of the optical/UV disk continuum. We discuss various geometries of the irradiation, including the photon scattering by the warm absorber and the disk corona which may be important for illuminating disk outer parts.
Keywords radiative transfer accretion disks galaxies:active X-ray binaries
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