Determining the Physical Properties of the Low-Mass X-ray Binaries

低质量X射线双星是一类恒星双星系统 由一颗低质量的质量损失星星和一颗中子星星星组成， 在某些情况下，是黑洞。 中子星星或黑洞 由伴星星星丢失的吸积物质。 吸积 通常经由盘发生并且包括X射线发射， 闪烁和爆发 主要研究者建议 研究我们银河系和大麦哲伦星云中的LMXB 并确定传质速率，质量和半径的 恒星的组成，以及这些恒星的多样性范围， 有趣的系统。

Low mass X-ray binaraies (LMXBs) are stellar binary systems consisting of a low-mass mass-losing star and a neutron star or, in some cases, a black hole. The neutron star or black hole accrete matter lost by the companion star. The accretion generally occurs via a disk and includes X-ray emission, flickering, and outbursts. The Principal Investigator proposes to study LMXBs in our galaxy and in the Large Magellanic Cloud and to determine mass transfer rates, the masses and radii of the component stars, and the range of diversity of these very interesting systems.