Binary Population Synthesis: Low- and Intermediate-Mass X-Ray Binaries
As has only recently been recognized, X-ray binaries with intermediate-mass secondaries are much more important than previously believed. To assess the relative importance of low- and intermediate-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs and IMXBs), we have initiated a systematic study of these systems consisting...
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| author | Podsiadlowski, P Rappaport, S Pfahl, E |
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| description | As has only recently been recognized, X-ray binaries with intermediate-mass secondaries are much more important than previously believed. To assess the relative importance of low- and intermediate-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs and IMXBs), we have initiated a systematic study of these systems consisting of two parts: an exploration of the evolution of LMXBs and IMXBs for a wide range of initial masses and orbital periods using detailed binary stellar evolution calculations, and an integration of these results into a Monte-Carlo binary population synthesis code. Here we present some of the main results of our binary calculations and some preliminary results of the population synthesis study for a ``standard'' reference model. While the inclusion of IMXBs improves the agreement with the observed properties of ``LMXBs'', several significant discrepancies remain, which suggests that additional physical processes need to be included in the model. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:db9ef624-528f-4e4a-91b1-9954578553b72022-03-27T09:11:54ZBinary Population Synthesis: Low- and Intermediate-Mass X-Ray BinariesJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:db9ef624-528f-4e4a-91b1-9954578553b7Symplectic Elements at Oxford2001Podsiadlowski, PRappaport, SPfahl, EAs has only recently been recognized, X-ray binaries with intermediate-mass secondaries are much more important than previously believed. To assess the relative importance of low- and intermediate-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs and IMXBs), we have initiated a systematic study of these systems consisting of two parts: an exploration of the evolution of LMXBs and IMXBs for a wide range of initial masses and orbital periods using detailed binary stellar evolution calculations, and an integration of these results into a Monte-Carlo binary population synthesis code. Here we present some of the main results of our binary calculations and some preliminary results of the population synthesis study for a ``standard'' reference model. While the inclusion of IMXBs improves the agreement with the observed properties of ``LMXBs'', several significant discrepancies remain, which suggests that additional physical processes need to be included in the model. |
| spellingShingle | Podsiadlowski, P Rappaport, S Pfahl, E Binary Population Synthesis: Low- and Intermediate-Mass X-Ray Binaries |
| title | Binary Population Synthesis: Low- and Intermediate-Mass X-Ray Binaries |
| title_full | Binary Population Synthesis: Low- and Intermediate-Mass X-Ray Binaries |
| title_fullStr | Binary Population Synthesis: Low- and Intermediate-Mass X-Ray Binaries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Binary Population Synthesis: Low- and Intermediate-Mass X-Ray Binaries |
| title_short | Binary Population Synthesis: Low- and Intermediate-Mass X-Ray Binaries |
| title_sort | binary population synthesis low and intermediate mass x ray binaries |
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