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Super-orbital periods in X-ray binaries

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posted on 2023-05-16, 20:39 authored by Sood, R, Farrell, S, O'Neill, P, Dieters, S
Super-orbital periods have been reported from more than 30 X-ray binaries, but no consistent picture has emerged as to the underlying mechanism behind these periods. Only four of the sources have exhibited stable super-orbital periods over intervals of several years, and three of these are classed as high mass X-ray binaries. The remaining sources are split approximately equally between low mass and high mass binaries. We have searched for correlations with known properties of the binary systems for all the sources, viz. compact object spin periods, orbital periods, accretion disc precession, and companion star properties. We present the results of our investigations. © 2007 COSPAR.

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Publication title

Advances in Space Research

Volume

40

Issue

10

Pagination

1528-1531

ISSN

0273-1177

Department/School

School of Natural Sciences

Publisher

Pergamon

Place of publication

UK

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  • Restricted

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