BLACK HOLE X-RAY BINARIES

Masses of black holes in 13 X-ray binary systems determined by different authors are summarized and compared with those of WR stars in close binary systems, which can be considered as progenitors of relativistic objects. Average mass of CO cores of WR stars is ∼ (8 - 12) MSunwhich is close to that o...

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Main Author: A. M. Cherepashchuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Odessa I. I. Mechnykov National University 2017-03-01
Series:Odessa Astronomical Publications
Online Access:http://oap.onu.edu.ua/article/view/93011