A key observational result that can constrain the nature of Low-Mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) is their time variability. From theory it has been suggested that transient behavior is expected from luminous (LX>10^37 erg/s) LMXBs if these sources have evolved from native X-ray binaries in the stellar field, whereas GC-LMXBs are only expected to display transient behavior at lower luminosities.
Brassington N., Fabbiano G., Kim D., Zezas A., Angelini L., Davies R., et al. (2009). Transient Sources in Elliptical Galaxies.
Transient Sources in Elliptical Galaxies
PELLEGRINI, SILVIA;
2009
Abstract
A key observational result that can constrain the nature of Low-Mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) is their time variability. From theory it has been suggested that transient behavior is expected from luminous (LX>10^37 erg/s) LMXBs if these sources have evolved from native X-ray binaries in the stellar field, whereas GC-LMXBs are only expected to display transient behavior at lower luminosities.File in questo prodotto:
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