2004/10/15 by G. Nelemans, Nelemans, G.
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0410381
To appear in proceedings of "Massive Stars in Interacting Binaries", eds. Nicole St-Louis & Tony Moffat
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I discuss the effect of the formation of a black hole on a (close) binary and show some of the current constraints that the observed properties of black hole X-ray binaries put on the formation of black holes. In particular I discuss the evidence for and against asymmetric kicks imparted on the black hole at formation and find contradicting answers, as there seems to be evidence for kick for individual systems and from the Galactic z-distribution of black hole X-ray binaries, but not from their line-of-sight velocities.