Population Synthesis of Black Hole X-Ray Binaries

• Published in: The Astrophysical journal Vol. 898; no. 2; pp. 143 - 160
• Main Authors: Shao, Yong, Li, Xiang-Dong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia The American Astronomical Society 01.08.2020; IOP Publishing
• Subjects: Astrophysics; Binary stars; Black holes; Companion stars; Evolution; Galaxies; Mass transfer; Mathematical models; Milky Way; Overflow; Parameters; Stellar evolution; Synthesis; Wind; X ray binaries; X ray sources; X ray stars; X-ray binary stars

We present a systematic study of the X-ray binaries (XRBs) containing a black hole (BH) and a nondegenerate companion, in which mass transfer takes place via either capturing the companion's wind or Roche lobe overflow (RLO). As shown in our previous work, which focused on the formation and evo...