Star formation history and X-ray binary populations: the case of the Small Magellanic Cloud
Autor: | Antoniou, Vallia, Zezas, Andreas, Hatzidimitriou, Despina, Kalogera, Vicky |
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Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Zdroj: | ApJ 716L.140A 2010 |
Druh dokumentu: | Working Paper |
DOI: | 10.1088/2041-8205/716/2/L140 |
Popis: | Using Chandra, XMM-Newton, and optical photometric catalogs we study the young X-ray binary (XRB) populations of the Small Magellanic Cloud. We find that the Be/X-ray binaries (Be-XRBs) are observed in regions with star formation rate bursts ~25-60 Myr ago. The similarity of this age with the age of maximum occurrence of the Be phenomenon (~40 Myr) indicates that the presence of a circumstellar decretion disk plays a significant role in the number of observed XRBs in the 10-100 Myr age range. We also find that regions with strong but more recent star formation (e.g., the Wing) are deficient in Be-XRBs. By correlating the number of observed Be-XRBs with the formation rate of their parent populations, we measure a Be-XRB production rate of ~1 system per 3 x 10^(-3) M$_{\odot}$/yr. Finally, we use the strong localization of the Be-XRB systems in order to set limits on the kicks imparted on the neutron star during the supernova explosion. Comment: 15 pages, 2 figures, published in ApJ Letters |
Databáze: | arXiv |
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