Insights on the Optical and Infrared Nature of MAXI J0709-159: Implications for High-Mass X-ray Binaries
- Title
- Insights on the Optical and Infrared Nature of MAXI J0709-159: Implications for High-Mass X-ray Binaries
- Creator
- Bhattacharyya S.; Mathew B.; Banerjee G.; Sindhu G.; Muneer S.; Kumar S.P.; Joshi S.
- Description
- In our previous study (Bhattacharyya et al., 2022), HD 54786, the optical counterpart of the MAXI J0709-159 system, was identified to be an evolved star, departing from the main sequence, based on comparisons with non-X-ray binary systems. In this paper, using color-magnitude diagram (CMD) analysis for High-Mass X-ray Binaries (HMXBs) and statistical t-tests, we found evidence supporting HD 54786s potential membership in both Be/X-ray binaries (BeXRBs) and supergiant X-ray binaries (SgXBs) populations of HMXBs. Hence, our study points towards dual optical characteristics of HD 54786, as an X-ray binary star and also belonging to a distinct evolutionary phase from BeXRB towards SgXB. Our further analysis suggests that MAXI J0709-159, associated with HD 54786, exhibits low-level activity during the current epoch and possesses a limited amount of circumstellar material. Although similarities with the previously studied BeXRB system LSI +61? 235 (Coe et al., 1994) are noted, continued monitoring and data collection are essential to fully comprehend the complexities of MAXI J0709-159 and its evolutionary trajectory within the realm of HMXBs. 2024 Societe Royale des Sciences de Liege. All rights reserved.
- Source
- Bulletin de la Societe Royale des Sciences de Liege, Vol-93, No. 2, pp. 636-647.
- Date
- 2024-01-01
- Publisher
- Societe Royale des Sciences de Liege
- Subject
- Circumstellar disks; Classical Be stars; HMXB; Photometry
- Coverage
- Bhattacharyya S., Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University, Hosur Main Road, Bangalore, India; Mathew B., Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University, Hosur Main Road, Bangalore, India; Banerjee G., Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University, Hosur Main Road, Bangalore, India; Sindhu G., Department of Physics, St. Thomas College, Kerala, Kozhencherry, 689641, India; Muneer S., Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Koramangala, Bangalore, India; Kumar S.P., Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Koramangala, Bangalore, India; Joshi S., Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital, India
- Rights
- All Open Access; Green Open Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 17835720; CODEN: BSRSA
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Conference paper
Collection
Citation
Bhattacharyya S.; Mathew B.; Banerjee G.; Sindhu G.; Muneer S.; Kumar S.P.; Joshi S., “Insights on the Optical and Infrared Nature of MAXI J0709-159: Implications for High-Mass X-ray Binaries,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 25, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/19416.