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| العنوان: |
4U 1210−64: a new member of the rare intermediate-mass X-ray binary subclass. |
| المؤلفون: |
Monageng, I M, McBride, V A, Alfonso-Garzon, J, Townsend, L J, Coley, J B, Montesinos, B, Corbet, R H D, Pottschmidt, K |
| المصدر: |
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society; Jan2024, Vol. 527 Issue 3, p5293-5301, 9p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
X-ray binaries, LIGHT curves, ACCRETION disks, OPTICAL spectra, NEUTRON stars, ORBITS (Astronomy), STELLAR activity |
| مستخلص: |
4U 1210−64 is a peculiar X-ray binary that was first discovered in 1978 by the Uhuru satellite. The analysis of the X-ray data revealed a 6.7-d orbital period and an additional long-term modulation that is manifested as low- and high-flux states. Based on the previous classification of the donor star from the analysis of its optical spectra, the system has been suggested to be a high-mass X-ray binary. We revisit the optical classification where, based on the spectra from the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT), we conclude that the donor star is of spectral class A8 III–IV, making it a member of the rare intermediate-mass X-ray binaries. We perform radial velocity analysis using the SALT spectra where we consider circular and eccentric orbits. From the mass function derived and the mass constraints of the donor star, we demonstrate that a neutron star is favoured as the compact object in the binary system. We show, for the first time, the folded optical light curves, whose shape is interpreted to be due to a combination of ellipsoidal variations, irradiation of the donor star, and mutual eclipses of the star and accretion disc. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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