Bibcode
Vanbeveren, D.; Herrero, A.; Kunze, D.; van Kerkwijk, M.
Referencia bibliográfica
Space Science Reviews, Volume 66, Issue 1-4, pp. 395-400
Fecha de publicación:
3
1993
Revista
Número de citas
12
Número de citas referidas
8
Descripción
A NLTE-analysis is presented of high S/N spectra of the optical
component of the standard massive X-ray binary Vela X-1. In combination
with the orbital parameters we conclude that the optical star is highly
helium enriched and is significantly overluminous compared to standard
evolutionary tracks of massive accretion stars. We then propose a new
accretion model able to explain these features.