论文信息 - The minimum orbital period in thermal time-scale mass transfer

The minimum orbital period in thermal time-scale mass transfer

We show that the usual picture of supersoft X-ray binary evolution as driven by conservative thermal time-scale mass transfer cannot explain the short orbital periods of RX J0537.7–7034 (3.5 h) and 1E 0035.4–7230 (4.1 h). Non-conservative evolution may produce such periods, but requires very significant mass loss, and is highly constrained.

A. R. King | K. Schenker | U. Kolb | M. B. Davies University of Leicester | Open University

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