Publications (19)
Identifying quiescent compact objects in massive Galactic single-lined spectroscopic binaries
L. Mahy, H. Sana, T. Shenar +13
Aims. To search for these rare objects, we study 32 Galactic O-type stars that were reported as SB1s in the literature. In our sample we include Cyg X-1, which is known to host an…
The 'hidden' companion in LB-1 unveiled by spectral disentangling
T. Shenar, J. Bodensteiner, M. Abdul-Masih +9
The intriguing binary LS V +22 25 (LB-1) has drawn much attention following claims of it being a single-lined spectroscopic binary with a 79-day orbit comprising a B-type star and…
Empirical mass-loss rates and clumping properties of Galactic early-type O supergiants
C. Hawcroft, H. Sana, L. Mahy +7
We investigate the impact of optically thick clumping on stellar wind diagnostics in O supergiants and constrain wind parameters associated with porosity in velocity space. This is…
HR 6819 is a binary system with no black hole -- revisiting the source with infrared interferometry and optical integral field spectroscopy
A. J. Frost, J. Bodensteiner, Th. Rivinius +16
Two scenarios have been proposed to match the existing observational constraints of the object HR 6819. The system could consist of a close inner B-type giant plus a black hole (BH…
X-Shooting ULLYSES: Massive stars at low metallicity XV. On the metallicity dependence of B-supergiant mass-loss rates
O. Verhamme, J. O. Sundqvist, A. de Koter +21
Context. For stellar evolution models we rely on mass-loss rate prescriptions that show features that lack empirical confirmation, such as the bi-stability jump. This jump is an in…
X-Shooting ULLYSES: Massive Stars at Low Metallicity: XI. Pipeline-determined Physical Properties of Magellanic Cloud OB Stars
J. M. Bestenlehner, P. A. Crowther, C. Hawcroft +5
The proximity & low dust extinction of the Magellanic Clouds provides an ideal environment for metal-poor massive stars to be studied in detail. The HST ULLYSES initiative has prov…