The Mass of the Black Hole in LMC X-3

We analyze a large set of new and archival photometric and spectroscopic observations of LMC X-3 to arrive at a self-consistent dynamical model for the system. Using echelle spectra obtained with the MIKE instrument on the 6.5m Magellan Clay telescope and the UVES instrument on the second 8.2m Very...

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Veröffentlicht in:	arXiv.org 2014-08
Hauptverfasser:	Orosz, Jerome A, Steiner, James F, McClintock, Jeffrey E, Buxton, Michelle M, Bailyn, Charles D, Steeghs, Danny, Guberman, Alec, Torres, Manuel A P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Companion stars Heating Inclination Light curve Photometry Physics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Rotation Rotational spectra Systematic errors Very Large Telescope
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