Kinematics and age of the low-mass X-ray binaries

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Sep 1987

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987apj...320..296c&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 320, Sept. 1, 1987, p. 296-299. NSF-supported research.

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Galactic Nuclei, Galactic Rotation, Kinematics, Radial Velocity, Stellar Mass, X Ray Binaries, Black Holes (Astronomy), Computational Astrophysics, Cool Stars, Roche Limit, Stellar Luminosity, X Ray Sources

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Radial velocities have been measured and collected from the literature for the low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXB) in order to study their kinematic properties. They show a large velocity dispersion (≡110 km s-1) suggesting they belong to a very old stellar population. The galactic rotation obtained from this group lies between that observed for the metal-rich globular clusters and that of the metal-poor globular clusters which lie within 8 kpc from the galactic center. Both the galactic distribution and kinematics of the LMXB suggest an age of ≡15×109yr.

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