Distances of X-ray binaries Virtual Observatory Resource

Authors
  1. Islam N.
  2. Paul B.
  3. Published by
    CDS
Abstract

The X-ray luminosity functions of galaxies have become a useful tool for population studies of X-ray binaries in them. The availability of long term light-curves of X-ray binaries with the All Sky X-ray Monitors opens up the possibility of constructing X-ray luminosity functions, by also including the intensity variation effects of the galactic X-ray binaries. We have constructed multiple realizations of the X-ray luminosity functions (XLFs) of Milky Way, using the long term light-curves of sources obtained in the 2-10keV energy band with the RXTE-ASM. The observed spread seen in the value of slope of both HMXB and LMXB XLFs are due to inclusion of variable luminosities of X-ray binaries in construction of these XLFs as well as finite sample effects. XLFs constructed for galactic HMXBs in the luminosity range 10^36^-10^39^erg/s is described by a power-law model with a mean power-law index of -0.48 and a spread due to variability of HMXBs as 0.19. XLFs constructed for galactic LMXBs in the luminosity range 10^36^-10^39^erg/s has a shape of cut-off power-law with mean power-law index of -0.31 and a spread due to variability of LMXBs as 0.07.

Keywords
  1. Milky Way Galaxy
  2. X-ray binary stars
  3. Stellar distance
Bibliographic source Bibcode
2016NewA...47...81I
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History

2017-01-03T14:23:00Z
Resource record created
2017-01-03T14:23:00Z
Created
2017-09-27T05:55:36Z
Updated

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