Measuring the Masses of Compact Objects in Low-Mass X-Ray Binaries

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Jul 2004

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Compact Binaries in the Galaxy and Beyond, Proceedings of the conference held 17-22 November, 2003 in La Paz, Baja California Su

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Black Hole Physics, Stars: Low Mass, Stars: Neutron

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Low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) contain compact, black hole (BH) or neutron star (NS) primaries, and cool, low-mass secondary stars. We measure the orbital inclination of the system in quiescence by modeling infrared (IR) ellipsoidal variations from the secondary star in order to determine the compact object mass. I present our results for a few LMXBs, including the first BH that appears to conclusively fall in the 3 - 5 M&sun; range.

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