Issue |
A&A
Volume 460, Number 1, December II 2006
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Page(s) | 257 - 260 | |
Section | Stellar structure and evolution | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066010 | |
Published online | 12 September 2006 |
A search for evidence of irradiation in Centaurus X-4 during quiescence
1
INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, via Bianchi 46, 23807 Merate (Lc), Italy e-mail: paolo.davanzo@brera.inaf.it
2
Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Dipartimento di Fisica e Matematica, via Valleggio 11, 22100 Como, Italy
3
Instituto de Astrofìsica de Canarias, 38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
Received:
11
July
2006
Accepted:
5
September
2006
Aims.We present a study of the neutron star X-Ray Transient Cen X-4. Our aim is to look for any evidence of irradiation of the companion with a detailed analysis of its radial velocity curve, relative contribution of the donor star and Doppler tomography of the main emission lines.
Methods.To improve our study all our data are compared with a set of simulations that consider different physical parameters of the system, like the disc aperture angle and the mass ratio.
Results.We conclude that neither the radial velocity curve nor the orbital variation of the
relative donor's contribution to the total flux are affected by irradiation. On the other hand, we do
see emission from the donor star at Hα and HeI λ5876 which we tentatively attribute to
irradiation effects. In particular, the Hα emission from the companion is clearly asymmetric
and we suggest is produced by irradiation from the hot-spot. Finally, from the velocity
of the HeI λ5876 spot we constrain the disc opening angle to .
Key words: accretion, accretion disks / binaries: close / stars: individual: Cen X-4 / stars: neutron
© ESO, 2006
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