Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jan 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992apj...384..249d&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 384, Jan. 1, 1992, p. 249-254. Research supported by Bunyan Fund.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Astronomical Polarimetry, Black Holes (Astronomy), Stellar Orbits, X Ray Binaries, Astrometry, Inclination
Scientific paper
The orbital inclination of the Cyg XR-1/HDE 226868 system was determined by Dolan and Tapia (1989) to be 62 deg (+5 deg, -37 deg) from polarimetric observations. Together with the spectroscopic mass function of the binary, this corresponds to a mass of 6.3 solar masses for the X-ray source. Numerical simulations show that there is no straightforward way to removing tidal deformation polarization (TDP) from polarimetric observations of close binaries. A reanalysis of the data shows that the existence of TDP in the Stokes parameter light curves observed from Cyg XR-1 does not significantly bias the mass derived to larger values. The mass of Cyg XR-1 must be significantly larger than 5 solar masses. This fact alone does not require Cyg XR-1 to be a black hole, however. Recent theoretical investigations of possible equations of state of matter at nuclear density show that the maximum mass of a compact object which is not a black hole may be much greater than 5 solar masses.
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