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低质量X射线双星V1408天鹰座(= 4U 1957+115)的光学轨道光变曲线

The Optical Orbital Light Curve of the Low-mass X-ray Binary V1408 Aquilae (= 4U 1957+115)

Amanda J. Bayless, Edward L. Robinson, Paul A. Mason, Paul Robertson

摘要:

V1408 Aql(= 4 U 1957+115)是一颗低质量的X射线双星,轨道周期接近9.3 hr,其致密恒星是一颗黑洞候选者。该系统在可见光波长处表现出大幅度的轨道光度调制。我们获得了V1408 Aql的新测光结果,并由此导出了轨道光变曲线和改进的轨道星历。我们表明,轨道光变曲线可以复制的模型,其中的吸积盘周围的紧凑型恒星是薄的,轴对称的,和uneclipsed。第二颗恒星被来自致密恒星和吸积盘的X射线加热。轨道调制完全是由被照射的次级星的轨道相位变化产生的。由于系统不会发生日食,因此模型光变曲线的拟合对轨道参数不敏感,允许大范围的轨道倾角和质量比。

英文摘要:

V1408 Aql (= 4U 1957+115) is a low-mass X-ray binary with an orbital period near 9.3 hr, whose compact star is a black hole candidate. The system shows a large-amplitude orbital photometric modulation at optical wavelengths. We have obtained new optical photometry of V1408 Aql from which we derive the orbital light curve and an improved orbital ephemeris. We show that the orbital light curve can be reproduced by a model in which the accretion disk around the compact star is thin, axisymmetric, and uneclipsed. The secondary star is heated by X-rays from the compact star and the accretion disk. The orbital modulation is produced entirely by the changing aspect of the irradiated secondary star with orbital phase. Because the system does not eclipse, the fits of the model light curves are insensitive to the orbital parameters, allowing a wide range of orbital inclinations and mass ratios.

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