Does Nature Allow the Formation of Ultra-compact Black Hole X-Ray Binaries via the Accretion-induced Collapse of Neutron Stars?

The formation path to ultracompact X-ray binaries (UCXBs) with black hole (BH) accretors is still unclear. In the classical formation scenario, it is difficult to eject the massive envelope of the progenitor star of the BH via the common envelope process. Given that some neutron stars (NSs) in binar...

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Main Authors: Hai-Liang Chen, Thomas M. Tauris, Xuefei Chen, Zhanwen Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acd4b8