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Low mass X-ray binaries with pre-main sequence companions
Natalia Ivanova
In this Letter we examine the idea that a subset of short-period black-hole low-mass X-ray binaries could be powered by the mass transfer from pre-main sequence donors. As the star…
astro-ph2005
Point X-ray Sources in Elliptical Galaxies
Natalia Ivanova, Vicky Kalogera
We analyze the upper-end X-ray luminosity function (XLF) observed in elliptical galaxies for point sources. We propose that the observed XLF is dominated by transient BH systems in…
astro-ph2005
The Brightest Point X-Ray Sources in Elliptical Galaxies and the Mass Spectrum of Accreting Black Holes
N. Ivanova, V. Kalogera
We propose that the shape of the upper-end X-ray luminosity function observed in elliptical galaxies for point sources is a footprint of the black-hole (BH) mass spectrum among old…