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The fate of Cyg X-1: an empirical lower limit on BH-NS merger rate
Krzysztof Belczynski, Tomasz Bulik, Charles Bailyn
The recent distance determination allowed precise estimation of the orbital parameters of Cyg X-1, which contains a massive 14.8 Msun BH with a 19.2 Msun O star companion. This sys…
Discovery and Characterization of an Extremely Deep-Eclipsing Cataclysmic Variable: LSQ172554.8-643839
David Rabinowitz, Suzanne Tourtellotte, Patricio Rojo +5
We report the discovery of an eclipsing cataclysmic variable with eclipse depths > 5.7 mag, orbital period 94.657 min, and peak brightness V~18 at J2000 position 17h 25m 54s.8, -64…
An Improved Dynamical Model for the Microquasar XTE J1550-564
Jerome A. Orosz, James F. Steiner, Jeffrey E. McClintock +4
We present an improved dynamical model of the X-ray binary and microquasar XTE J1550-564 based on new moderate-resolution optical spectroscopy and near-infrared photometry. By comb…
Refined Neutron-Star Mass Determinations for Six Eclipsing X-Ray Pulsar Binaries
Meredith L. Rawls, Jerome A. Orosz, Jeffrey E. McClintock +3
We present an improved method for determining the mass of neutron stars in eclipsing X-ray pulsar binaries and apply the method to six systems, namely Vela X-1, 4U 1538-52, SMC X-1…