THE MASS OF THE BLACK-HOLE IN V-404 CYGNI

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作者
SHAHBAZ, T [1 ]
RINGWALD, FA [1 ]
BUNN, JC [1 ]
NAYLOR, T [1 ]
CHARLES, PA [1 ]
CASARES, J [1 ]
机构
[1] DEPT ASTROPHYS,NUCL PHYS LAB,OXFORD OX1 3RH,ENGLAND
关键词
ACCRETION; ACCRETION DISKS; BLACK HOLE PHYSICS; BINARIES CLOSE; BINARIES SPECTROSCOPIC; STARS INDIVIDUAL V404-CYG; X-RAYS STARS;
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10.1093/mnras/271.1.L10
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
We have obtained a K-band infrared light curve of the low-mass X-ray binary transient V404 Cygni. We model it as the ellipsoidal variation of a secondary star distorted in the gravitational field of a black hole, and thus deduce the inclination of the binary. Combining this with previously published spectroscopic data, we determine the mass of the black hole to be approximately 12 M..
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页码:L10 / L14
页数:5
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