Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2011-05-03
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics
10 pages, 9 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS
Scientific paper
In low-metallicity environments, massive stars might avoid supernova explosion and directly collapse, forming massive (~25-80 solar masses) stellar black holes (MSBHs), at the end of their life. MSBHs, when hosted in young massive clusters, are expected to form binaries and to strongly interact with stars, mainly via three-body encounters. We simulate various realizations of young star clusters hosting MSBHs in hard binaries with massive stars. We show that a large fraction (~44 per cent) of MSBH binaries are ejected on a short timescale (<=10 Myr). The offset of the ejected MSBHs with respect to the parent cluster is consistent with observations of X-ray binaries and ultra-luminous X-ray sources. Furthermore, three-body encounters change the properties of MSBH binaries: the semi-major axis changes by <=50 per cent and the eccentricity of the system generally increases. We shortly discuss the implications of our simulations on the formation of high-mass X-ray binaries hosting MSBHs.
Colpi Monica
Mapelli Michela
Ripamonti Emanuele
Zampieri Luca
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