Hα imaging for BeXRBs in the Small Magellanic Cloud
@article{Maravelias2016HIF, title={H$\alpha$ imaging for BeXRBs in the Small Magellanic Cloud}, author={Grigoris Maravelias and Andreas Zezas and Vallia Antoniou and Despina Hatzidimitriou and Frank Haberl}, journal={Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union}, year={2016}, volume={12}, pages={373 - 375} }
Abstract The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) hosts a large number of high-mass X-ray binaries, and in particular of Be/X-ray Binaries (BeXRBs; neutron stars orbiting OBe-type stars), offering a unique laboratory to address the effect of metalicity. One key property of their optical companion is Hα in emission, which makes them bright sources when observed through a narrow-band Hα filter. We performed a survey of the SMC Bar and Wing regions using wide-field cameras (WFI@MPG/ESO and MOSAIC@CTIO…
One Citation
Different generations of HMXBs: clues about their formation efficiency from Magellanic Clouds studies
- PhysicsProceedings of the International Astronomical Union
- 2018
Abstract Nearby star-forming galaxies offer a unique environment to study the populations of young (<100 Myr) accreting binaries. These systems are tracers of past populations of massive stars that…
References
SHOWING 1-9 OF 9 REFERENCES
THE CHANDRA SURVEY OF THE SMALL MAGELLANIC CLOUD “BAR”. II. OPTICAL COUNTERPARTS OF X-RAY SOURCES
- Physics
- 2008
We present the most likely optical counterparts of 113 X-ray sources detected in our Chandra survey of the central region of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) based on the OGLE-II and Magellanic…
High-mass X-ray binaries in the Small Magellanic Cloud ⋆
- Physics
- 2015
The last comprehensive catalogue of high-mass X-ray binaries in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) was published about ten years ago. Since then new such systems were discovered, mainly by X-ray…
A slitless spectroscopic survey for Hα emission-line objects in SMC clusters
- Physics
- 2010
Context. A fair fraction of all single early-type stars display emission lines well before their supergiant phase. Very rapid rotation is necessary for these stars to form rotationally supported…
The Magellanic Clouds Photomtric Survey: The Small Magellanic Cloud Stellar Catalog and Extinction Map
- Physics
- 2002
We present our catalog of U, B, V, and I stellar photometry of the central 18 deg2 area of the Small Magellanic Cloud. We combine our data with the Two Micron All Sky Survey and Deep Near-Infrared…
ChaMPlane Optical Survey: Mosaic Photometry
- Physics
- 2005
The Chandra Multiwavelength Plane (ChaMPlane) survey to identify and analyze the serendipitous X-ray sources in deep Galactic plane fields incorporates the ChaMPlane Optical Survey, which is one of…
Compact Object Modeling with the StarTrack Population Synthesis Code
- Physics
- 2008
We present a comprehensive description of the population synthesis code StarTrack. The original code has been significantly modified and updated. Special emphasis is placed here on processes leading…
A study of Be stars in the Magellanic Clouds
- Physics
- 2013
We present the results of a photometric survey for Be stars in eleven young clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud and fourteen young clusters in the Small Magellanic Cloud. B stars with hydrogen in…
THE EVOLUTION OF ROTATING STARS
- Physics
- 2000
▪ Abstract In this article we first review the main physical effects to be considered in the building of evolutionary models of rotating stars on the Upper Main-Sequence (MS). The internal rotation...