Physical parameters of the high-mass X-ray binary 4U1700-37

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2002-07-16

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0207334v1

Astron.Astrophys. 392 (2002) 909-920

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

13 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication in A&A

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20021184

We present the results of a detailed non-LTE analysis of the UV and optical spectrum of the O6.5Iaf+ star HD153919 - the mass donor in the high-mass X-ray binary 4U1700-37. Given the eclipsing nature of the system these results allow us to determine the most likely masses of both components of the binary via Monte Carlo simulations. These suggest a mass for HD153919 of 58+/-11M_sun - implying the initial mass of the companion was rather high (>60 M_sun). The most likely mass for the compact companion is found to be 2.44+/-0.27M_sun, with only 3.5 per cent of the trials resulting in a mass less than 2.0M_sun and none less than 1.65M_sun. Our observational data is inconsistent with the canonical neutron star mass and the lowest black hole mass observed (>4.4M_sun; Nova Vel). Significantly changing observational parameters can force the compact object mass into either of these regimes but this results in the O-star mass changing by factors of greater than 2, well beyond the limits determined from its evolutionary state and surface gravity. The low mass of the compact object implies that it is difficult to form high mass black holes through both the Case A & B mass transfer channels and, if the compact object is a neutron star, would significantly constrain the high density nuclear EoS

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