The spectrum of SMC X-1

Details The spectrum of SMC X-1 The spectrum of SMC X-1

Sep 1974

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1974pasau...2..286p&link_type=abstract

(Astronomical Society of Australia, Annual General Meeting, 8th, Hobart, Australia, May 22-24, 1974.) Astronomical Society of Au

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Eclipsing Binary Stars, Stellar Mass, Stellar Spectra, X Ray Sources, Absorption Spectra, Magellanic Clouds, Variable Stars, X Ray Astronomy

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The spectrum of SK 160, the optical counterpart of the X-ray source SMC X-1, is discussed and compared with that of the BO.5 Ia standard, HD 152234. Spectra were obtained with the image tube spectrograph on the Mt. Stromlo 2-meter reflector operating at 5000 A/mm with a projected slit of 50 microns to cover the range of 3800 to 5000 A. The absorption lines of SK 160 and HD 152234 are described, and a comparison indicates that SK 160 is an underluminous BO.5 type star, with a mass 30 to 40 times the solar mass. It is noted that the He II 4686 line in the spectrum of SK 160 also appears in other X-ray sources, including 2U 1700-37, Cyg X-1, Cyg X-2, and Cen X-3.

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