A Period Distribution for M31 X-ray Transients from Chandra and HST
All Galactic black hole binaries with low mass donor stars are transient X-ray sources; we expect most of the X-ray transients observed in external galaxies to be black hole binaries also. Obtaining period estimates for extra-galactic transients is challenging, but the resulting period distribution is an important tool for modeling the evolution
Barnard, Robin et al.
Fecha de publicación:
9
2011