A search for evidence of irradiation in Centaurus X-4 during quiescence

2006/09/12 by P. D'Avanzo, P. D’Avanzo, T. Muñoz‐Darias +5
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Astrophysics #Computer science #Doppler effect #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Irradiation #Neutron star #Nuclear physics #Optics #Physics #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #Star (game theory) #Transient (computer programming) #X-ray #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20066010

4 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in A&A as a RN

openalex publication_date 2006/09/12 · arxiv created 2006/09/20 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

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.

Citations

• The Recent Appearance of a New X-Ray Source in the Southern Sky
• The Neutron Stars of Soft X-Ray Transients
• Doppler tomography of the transient X-ray binary Centaurus X-4 inquiescence