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Fig. 9
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Illustration of the Roche lobe geometry for Cyg X-1, ing the O-star donor (light blue circle) and the BH (black do MBH = 17.5 M⊙). The dark blue lines and the mesh depict the ap mate Roche equipotential surface, with arrows indicating the dist RL1, Rbk, and Ry. The axes are scaled in R⊙.
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