TY - GEN
T1 - Black hole formation in X-ray binaries
T2 - THE MULTICOLORED LANDSCAPE OF COMPACT OBJECTS AND THEIR EXPLOSIVE ORIGINS
AU - Fragos, T.
AU - Willems, B.
AU - Ivanova, N.
AU - Kalogera, V.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - In recent years, an increasing number of proper motions have been measured for Galactic X-ray binaries. When supplemented with accurate determinations of the component masses, orbital period, and donor luminosity and effective temperature, these kinematical constraints harbor a wealth of information on the systems' past evolution. The constraints on compact object progenitors and kicks derived from this are of immense value for understanding compact object formation and exposing common threads and fundamental differences between black hole and neutron star formation. Here, we present the results of such an analysis for the black hole X-ray binary XTE J1118+480. We present results from modeling the mass transfer phase, following the motion in the Galaxy back to the birth site of the black hole, and examining the dynamics of symmetric and asymmetric core-collapses of the black hole progenitor.
AB - In recent years, an increasing number of proper motions have been measured for Galactic X-ray binaries. When supplemented with accurate determinations of the component masses, orbital period, and donor luminosity and effective temperature, these kinematical constraints harbor a wealth of information on the systems' past evolution. The constraints on compact object progenitors and kicks derived from this are of immense value for understanding compact object formation and exposing common threads and fundamental differences between black hole and neutron star formation. Here, we present the results of such an analysis for the black hole X-ray binary XTE J1118+480. We present results from modeling the mass transfer phase, following the motion in the Galaxy back to the birth site of the black hole, and examining the dynamics of symmetric and asymmetric core-collapses of the black hole progenitor.
KW - Stars: Binaries: Close
KW - X-rays: Binaries
KW - X-rays: Individual (XTE J1118+480)
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U2 - 10.1063/1.2774927
DO - 10.1063/1.2774927
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:35348969983
SN - 0735404348
SN - 9780735404342
T3 - AIP Conference Proceedings
SP - 673
EP - 676
BT - THE MULTICOLORED LANDSCAPE OF COMPACT OBJECTS AND THEIR EXPLOSIVE ORIGINS
Y2 - 11 June 2006 through 24 June 2006
ER -