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Radiography in high mass X-ray binaries -- Micro-structure of the stellar wind through variability of the column density
I. El Mellah, V. Grinberg, J. O. Sundqvist +2
In high mass X-ray binaries (HMXBs), an accreting compact object orbits a high mass star which loses mass through a dense and inhomogeneous wind. Using the compact object as an X-r…
Wind Roche lobe overflow in high mass X-ray binaries : a possible mass transfer mechanism for Ultraluminous X-ray sources
I. El Mellah, J. O. Sundqvist, R. Keppens
Ultra-luminous X-ray sources (ULX) have so high X-ray luminosities that they were long thought to be accreting intermediate mass black holes. Yet, some ULX have been shown to displ…
Formation of wind-captured discs in Supergiant X-ray binaries : consequences for Vela X-1 and Cygnus X-1
I. El Mellah, A. A. C. Sander, J. O. Sundqvist +1
In Supergiant X-ray binaries (SgXB), a compact object captures a fraction of the wind of an O/B supergiant on a close orbit. Proxies exist to evaluate the efficiency of mass and an…
Accretion form a clumpy massive-star wind in Supergiant X-ray binaries
I. El Mellah, J. O. Sundqvist, R. Keppens
Supergiant X-ray Binaries (SgXB) host a compact object, often a neutron star (NS), orbiting an evolved O/B star. Mass transfer proceeds through the intense line-driven wind of the…
Stellar Winds in Massive X-ray Binaries
Peter Kretschmar, Silvia Martínez-Núñez, Enrico Bozzo +15
Strong winds from massive stars are a topic of interest to a wide range of astrophysical fields. In High-Mass X-ray Binaries the presence of an accreting compact object on the one…
Towards a unified view of inhomogeneous stellar winds in isolated supergiant stars and supergiant high mass X-ray binaries
Silvia Martínez-Núñez, Peter Kretschmar, Enrico Bozzo +13
Massive stars, at least 10 times more massive than the Sun, have two key properties that make them the main drivers of evolution of star clusters, galaxies, and the Universe…