OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY OF THE MASSIVE X-RAY BINARY SMC X-1 SK 160

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作者
REYNOLDS, AP [1 ]
HILDITCH, RW [1 ]
BELL, SA [1 ]
HILL, G [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ST ANDREWS,DEPT PHYS & ASTRON,ST ANDREWS KY16 9SS,FIFE,SCOTLAND
关键词
ACCRETION; ACCRETION DISKS; BINARIES-ECLIPSING; STARS-INDIVIDUAL-SK; 160; MAGELLANIC CLOUDS; X-RAYS-STARS;
D O I
10.1093/mnras/261.2.337
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
New spectroscopy of Sk 160, the optical counterpart of SMC X-1, is presented. Improved mass estimates are derived for both components of the binary system, with and without non-Keplerian velocity corrections. The primary star is found to have a mass of 17.2 +/- 0.6 M., with a best estimate for the mass of the compact component of 1.6 +/- 0.1 M., which is within the theoretical mass range for neutron stars. Studies of line profile variations in the primary show that the effect of X-ray heating on the inner hemisphere is present but not dramatic. Distance estimates are derived, the lowest of which implies a sub-Eddington luminosity for the X-ray source, and places the system on the near side of the SMC.
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页码:337 / 345
页数:9
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