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Optical Photometry of Black-Hole Candidates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

C. A. Haswell*
Affiliation:
Columbia University, Dept. of Astronomy, 538 W. 120th St, New York, NY 10027

Abstract

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The orbital light curves of SXTs are discussed. In principle, the orbital inclination can be determined from the ellipsoidal variations, allowing a complete solution for the component masses. Complications in this analysis are described, and the evidence for superhumps in the light curves is reviewed. Constraints on the compact-object masses derived from superhumps are described.

Type
5 X-ray Binaries
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1996 

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