Published 1977
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Journal article
Limitations on the nature and evolution of x-ray binaries
Description
Observations of the surface CNO abundances are used to place restrictions on the evolutionary scenarios for producing x-ray binaries. The lack of 14N enhancement is used to infer that the system lost large amounts of mass prior to the supernovae. It is also shown that the current secondaries have lost less than approximately 35% of their original mass
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Astrophys. Lett.
- Journal Volume
- 19
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Series
- Astrophys. Lett.
- Journal Page Range
- 15-18
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 10450787
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- BINARY STARS; MASS TRANSFER; NITROGEN 14; STAR EVOLUTION; STAR MODELS; X RADIATION
- Descriptors DEC
- ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; RADIATIONS; STABLE ISOTOPES; STARS