Rethinking Thorne–Żytkow Object Formation: The Fate of X-Ray Binary LMC X-4 and Implications for Ultra-long Gamma-Ray Bursts

Rethinking Thorne–Żytkow Object Formation: The Fate of X-Ray Binary LMC X-4 and Implications for Ultra-long Gamma-Ray Bursts

We present a start-to-end simulation aimed at studying the long-term fate of high-mass X-ray binaries and whether a Thorne–Żytkow object (TŻO) might ultimately be assembled. We analyze results from a 3D hydrodynamical simulation that models the eventual fate of LMC X-4, a compact high-mass X-ray bin...

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Main Authors: Tenley Hutchinson-Smith, Rosa Wallace Everson, Angela A. Twum, Aldo Batta, Ricardo Yarza, Jamie A. P. Law-Smith, Alejandro Vigna-Gómez, Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
Subjects:
Transient sources
Close binary stars
Interacting binary stars
Stellar mergers
Hydrodynamical simulations
Late stellar evolution
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad88f3

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https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad88f3

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