Formation and evolution of X-ray binaries
Abstract
The formation of various types of binaries that contain compact objects and the evolution of close binaries are discussed. Observational data on compact objects in binary systems, including X-ray binaries and binary radio pulsars, are considered. The various types of close-binary evolution and the final states of the primary star are addressed, as is the relation between helium-core mass and the initial primary mass. The formation of massive X-ray binaries is examined in detail, including conservative scenarios, problems related to loss of mass and angular momentum, tidal instability, and final evolution and explosion. Possible formation mechanisms of Type II sources are also discussed.
- Publication:
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Accretion-Driven Stellar X-ray Sources
- Pub Date:
- 1983
- Bibcode:
- 1983adsx.confQ.303V
- Keywords:
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- Astrophysics;
- Binary Stars;
- Stellar Evolution;
- X Ray Binaries;
- X Ray Sources;
- X Ray Stars;
- Globular Clusters;
- Mass Transfer;
- Pulsars;
- Radio Stars;
- Stellar Mass;
- Stellar Winds;
- Wolf-Rayet Stars;
- Astrophysics