Are There Black Hole Symbiotic X-Ray Binaries?

• Published in: The Astrophysical journal Vol. 977; no. 1; pp. 95 - 104
• Main Authors: Deng, Zhu-Ling, Li, Xiang-Dong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia The American Astronomical Society 01.12.2024; IOP Publishing
• Subjects: Binary stars; Black holes; Galaxies; Low-mass x-ray binary stars; Neutron stars; Red giant stars; Stellar mass black holes; Supernova; Wind speed; Wind velocities; X ray binaries; X ray stars; X-ray astronomy; X-rays

While there are over a dozen known neutron star (NS) symbiotic X-ray binaries (SyXBs) in the Galaxy, no SyXBs containing a black hole (BH) have been detected. We address this problem by incorporating binary population synthesis and the accretion properties of BHs fed by the wind from red giant compa...