Ultra-luminous X-ray sources and neutron-star–black-hole mergers from very massive close binaries at low metallicity

Gravitational waves from the binary black hole (BH) merger GW150914 may enlighten our understanding of ultra-luminous X-ray sources (ULXs), as BHs>30Msun can reach luminosities>4x10^39 erg s^-1 without exceeding their Eddington limit. It is then important to study variations of evoluti...

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Main Authors: Marchant, P, Langer, N, Podsiadlowski, P, Tauris, T, de Mink, S, Mandel, I, Moriya, T
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2017