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Table 9

Properties of the stellar winds in the ten HMXBs as inferred from observations and theoretical calculations.

Source v v
km s-1 km s-1 M yr-1
observed theoretical theoretical

LMC X-4 1350(35)a 1950(600) 2.4 × 10-7
Cen X-3 ~500b 2050(600) 5.3 × 10-7
4U 1700-377 1700(100)c 1850(550) > 2.1 × 10-6
4U 1538-522 d 1000(300) 8.3 × 10-7
SMC X-1 d 870(260) 1.5 × 10-6
SAX J1802.7-2017 d 680(200) 6.3 × 10-7
XTE J1855-026 d 620(190) < (0.2−1.1) × 10-5
Vela X-1 600(100)c 640(190) < (1.0−5.3) × 10-6
EXO J1722-363 d 650(200) 9.0 × 10-7
OAO 1657-415 ~250e 200(60) < (1.1−5.6) × 10-7

Reference.

(d)

No consolidated measurement available in the literature to the best of our knowledge;

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