Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1999-08-27
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Scientific paper
10.1046/j.1365-8711.2000.03047.x
This paper presents analysis and interpretation of OGLE photometric data of four X-ray binary pulsar systems in the Small Magellanic Cloud: 1WGA J0054.9-7226, RX J0050.7-7316, RX J0049.1-7250, and 1SAX J0103.2-7209. In each case, the probable optical counterpart is identified on the basis of its optical colours. In the case of RX J0050.7-7316 the regular modulation of its optical light curve appears to reveal an ellipsoidal modulation with a period of 1.416 days. Using reasonable masses for the neutron star and the B star, we show that the amplitude and relative depths of the minima of the I-band light curve of RX J0050.7-7316 can be matched with an ellipsoidal model where the B star nearly fills its Roche lobe. For mass ratios in the range of 0.12 to 0.20, the corresponding best-fitting inclinations are about 55 degrees or larger. The neutron star would be eclipsed by the B star at inclinations larger than 60 degrees for this particular mass ratio range. Thus RX J0050.7-7316 is a good candidate system for further study. In particular, we would need additional photometry in several colours, and most importantly, radial velocity data for the B star before we could draw more quantitative conclusions about the component masses.
Coe Malcolm J.
Orosz Jerome A.
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