Optical properties of low-mass X-ray binaries

Details Optical properties of low-mass X-ray binaries Optical properties of low-mass X-ray binaries

Mar 1981

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981ssrv...30..361v&link_type=abstract

(European Space Agency, ESLAB Symposium on X-ray Astronomy, 15th, Amsterdam, Netherlands, June 22-26, 1981.) Space Science Revie

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Binary Stars, Stellar Luminosity, Stellar Magnitude, Stellar Mass, X Ray Binaries, X Ray Sources, Neutron Stars, Star Distribution, Stellar Mass Accretion, Stellar Rotation, Stellar Spectra, X Ray Spectra

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It is shown that the color indices, absolute magnitude, and ratio of X-ray to optical luminosity of low-mass X-ray binaries are distributed in fairly narrow intervals and that the idea of a 'typical' low-mass X-ray binary is meaningful. The sample discussed comprises 25 X-ray sources whose optical spectrum shows the characteristic 'Sco X-1 type' features. A typical low-mass X-ray binary consists of a neutron star, surrounded by an accretion disk with a radius of approximately 7 x 10 to the 10th cm, and a companion star whose mass is greater than approximately 0.6 solar mass. The orbital period exceeds approximately 6 hours.

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