Transient black hole X-ray binaries XMM obs. : J/MNRAS/471/1468

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Authors : Eckersall A.J. orcid , Vaughan S., Wynn G.A. (hide) , Vaughan S., Wynn G.A. et..al

VizieR DOI : https://doi.org/10.26093/cds/vizier.74711468
Bibcode : 2017MNRAS.471.1468E (ADS) (Simbad) (Objects)
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CDS Keywords : Binaries, X-ray; Stars, masses; Stars, distances
UAT : X-ray binary stars, Stellar masses, Stellar distance

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Modelling the effect of absorption from the interstellar medium on transient black hole X-ray binaries. (2017)

Keywords : accretion, accretion discs - black hole physics - ISM abundances - X-rays: binaries

Abstract:All observations of Galactic X-ray binaries are affected by absorption from gas and dust in the interstellar medium (ISM) which imprints narrow (line) and broad (photoelectric edges) features on the continuum emission spectrum of the binary. Any spectral model used to fit data from a Galactic X-ray binary must therefore take account of these features; when the absorption is strong (as for most Galactic sources) it becomes important to accurately model the ISM absorption in order to obtain unbiased estimates of the parameters of the (emission) spectrum of the binary system. In this paper, we present analysis of some of the best spectroscopic data from the XMM-Newton RGS instrument using the most up-to-date photoabsorption model of the ...(more)
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In total, we have processed data for 96 observations from 35 different systems. These represent all publicly available observations of BH XRBs up until 2015 September 30. Table A1 contains all the information on the observations included in this study, along with the system parameters (mass of primary, distance and inclination) used in the RGS fitting (values taken from Tetarenko et al. (2016ApJS..222...15T) and references therein, and from Froning et al. (2014ApJ...780...48F)). If not known, we assume a mass of 10M_{sun}_, a distance of 5kpc an a disc inclination of 5{deg}.

  • B/xmm : XMM-Newton Observation Log (XMM-Newton Science Operation Center, 2014)

                


                

                    

                


                

                    

                


                

                    
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