An EXOSAT X-ray observation of one orbital cycle of 4U 1700-37/HD 153919

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Eclipsing Binary Stars, Exosat Satellite, Stellar Winds, X Ray Binaries, X Ray Spectra, Companion Stars, Neutron Stars, Satellite Observation, Stellar Mass

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Exosat observations of close to one complete binary cycle of 4U 1700-37/HD 153919 are presented, and X-ray absorption variations are determined as a function of orbital phase in order to study the properties of the stellar wind of the companion HD 153919. The decrease noted in absorption between eclipse egress and phase 0.5 may be due to X-rays from a neutron star being absorbed by an inner wind with a radial velocity law close to that predicted by Castor et al. (1975). Under the assumption that the X-ray source is powered by material captured from the steller wind, the absorption variations with orbital phase and the time-average luminosity have been modeled to investigate the suppression of the radiative acceleration of the wind via the ionization of the wind by the X-ray source.

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