Young massive star clusters

SF Portegies Zwart, SLW McMillan… - Annual review of …, 2010 - annualreviews.org
Young massive clusters (YMCs) are dense aggregates of young stars that form the
fundamental building blocks of galaxies. Several examples exist in the Milky Way Galaxy …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in understanding high-mass X-ray binaries with INTEGRALand future directions

P Kretschmar, F Fürst, L Sidoli, E Bozzo… - New Astronomy …, 2019 - Elsevier
High mass X-ray binaries are among the brightest X-ray sources in the Milky Way, as well as
in nearby Galaxies. Thanks to their highly variable emissions and complex phenomenology …

Catalogue of high-mass X-ray binaries in the Galaxy

QZ Liu, J Van Paradijs… - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2006 - aanda.org
We present a new edition of the catalogue of high-mass X-ray binaries in the Galaxy. The
catalogue contains source name (s), coordinates, finding chart, X-ray luminosity, system …

Runaway stars as progenitors of supernovae and gamma-ray bursts

JJ Eldridge, N Langer, CA Tout - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
When a core-collapse supernova occurs in a binary system, the surviving star as well as the
compact remnant emerging from the supernova may reach a substantial space velocity. With …

Understanding compact object formation and natal kicks. i. calculation methods and the case of gro j1655–40

B Willems, M Henninger, T Levin… - The Astrophysical …, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
In recent years proper-motion measurements have been added to the set of observational
constraints on the current properties of Galactic X-ray binaries. We develop an analysis that …

The massive star-forming regions omnibus X-ray catalog

LK Townsley, PS Broos, GP Garmire… - The Astrophysical …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT We present the Massive Star-forming Regions (MSFRs) Omnibus X-ray Catalog
(MOXC), a compendium of X-ray point sources from Chandra/ACIS observations of a …

Clustering between high-mass X-ray binaries and OB associations in the Milky Way

A Bodaghee, JA Tomsick, J Rodriguez… - The Astrophysical …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the first direct measurement of the spatial cross-correlation function of high-mass
X-ray binaries (HMXBs) and active OB star-forming complexes in the Milky Way. This result …

Joint Hα and X-ray observations of massive x-ray binaries. II. The Be X-ray binary and microquasar LS I+ 61 303

ED Grundstrom, SM Caballero-Nieves… - The Astrophysical …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the results of an Hα monitoring campaign on the BeXRB and microquasar
system LS I+ 61 303. We use radial velocity measurements of He I lines in our spectra to …

Does the Gamma-Ray Binary LS I+ 61° 303 Harbor a Magnetar?

AG Suvorov, K Glampedakis - The Astrophysical Journal, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The high-mass X-ray binary LS I+ 61 303 is also cataloged as a gamma-ray binary as a
result of frequent outbursts at TeV photon energies. The system has released two soft …

Finding the birthplace of HMXBs in the Galaxy using Gaia EDR3: Kinematical age determination through orbit integration

F Fortin, F García, S Chaty - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2022 - aanda.org
Context. High-mass X-ray binaries (HMXBs) are produced after the first supernova event in a
massive binary. These objects are intrinsically young and can suffer from a significant natal …