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

低质量x射线双星（lmxb）是由一颗低质量失去质量的恒星和一颗中子星或在某些情况下，黑洞组成的恒星双星系统。中子星或黑洞吸积伴星失去的物质。吸积通常通过一个圆盘发生，包括x射线发射、闪烁和爆发。首席研究员建议研究我们银河系和大麦哲伦星云中的lmxb，并确定质量传递率，组成恒星的质量和半径，以及这些非常有趣的系统的多样性范围。

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.