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We have considered the existence of neutron star magnetic field given by the cyclotron lines. We collected the data of 9 sources of high-mass X-ray binaries with supergiant companions as a case of testing our model, to demonstrate their…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-01-03 Ali Taani , Shigeyuki Karino , Liming Song , Mashhoor Al-Wardat , Awni Khasawneh , Mohammad K. Mardini

In binary systems, studying tidal interactions is key to understanding the evolution of binary populations. The primary dissipation process occurring in stars with radiative envelopes is believed to be radiative damping of high-radial-order…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-01 L. Fellay , M. -A. Dupret , P. A. Kołaczek-Szymański

About 25-50% of white dwarfs (WDs) show metal lines in their spectra. Among the widely accepted explanations for this effect is that the these WDs are accreting asteroids that are perhaps flung onto the WDs by a planet via resonance, for…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2023-05-31 Zeping Jin , Daohai Li , Zong-Hong Zhu

The observed X-ray pulse period of OB-type high-mass X-ray binary (HMXB) pulsars are typically longer than 100 seconds. It is considered that the interaction between the strong magnetic field of neutron star and the wind matter could cause…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-09-30 Shigeyuki Karino

We investigate mass transfer and the formation of disc in binary systems using a combination of numerical simulations and theory. We consider six models distinguished by binary separation, secondary mass and outflow mechanisms. Each system…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-04-17 Zhuo Chen , Adam Frank , Eric G. Blackman , Jason Nordhaus , Jonathan Carroll-Nellenback

We investigate the formation of binary stellar systems. We consider a model where a `seed' protobinary system forms, via fragmentation, within a collapsing molecular cloud core and evolves to its final mass by accreting material from an…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Matthew R. Bate

In contact binaries mass transfer is usually non-conservative which ends into loss of mass as well as angular momentum in the system. In the present work we have presented a new mathematical model of the non-conservative mass transfer with…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-10-09 Prabir Gharami , Koushik Ghosh , Farook Rahaman

We perform numerical simulations to investigate high-power wind accretion in massive binary systems undergoing enhanced mass-loss episodes. The primary star is taken in the mass range $M_{1} = 60$--$90\,\mathrm{M_{\odot}}$, while the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-03-04 Bhawna Mukhija , Amit Kashi

We construct a set of binary evolutionary sequences for systems composed by a normal, solar composition, donor star together with a neutron star. We consider a variety of masses for each star as well as for the initial orbital period…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-03-16 M. A. De Vito , O. G. Benvenuto

We present numerical solutions of the collapse of prestellar cores that lead to the formation and evolution of circumstellar disks. The disk evolution is then followed for up to three million years. A variety of models of different initial…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 E. I. Vorobyov , Shantanu Basu

It is generally thought that conservative mass transfer in Algol binaries causes their orbits to be wider, in which the less massive star overflows its Roche-lobe. The observed decrease in the orbital periods of some Algol binaries suggests…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Wen-Cong Chen , Xiang-Dong Li , Sheng-Bang Qian

We study the formation, evolution and physical properties of accretion disks formed via wind capture in binary systems. Using the AMR code AstroBEAR, we have carried out high resolution 3D simulations that follow a stellar mass secondary in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 Martin Huarte-Espinosa , Jonathan Carroll-Nellenback , Jason Nordhaus , Adam Frank , Eric G. Blackman

The evolutionary scenario of early-type nitrogen-sequence Wolf-Rayet (WNE) stars predicts a slowly rotating subclass that typically forms after the red supergiant (RSG) phase. Their slow rotation rates are attributed to stellar winds that…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-25 Jijuan Si , Yan Li , Xue-Feng Li , Zhi Li

Circumbinary discs are generally thought to take up angular momentum and energy from the binary orbit over time through gravitational torques mediated by orbital resonances. This process leads to the shrinkage of the binary orbit over time,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-07-24 Ryan Heath , Chris Nixon

Binary systems consisting of a white dwarf and a main-sequence companion with orbital periods up to $\approx 100$ d are often thought to be formed through common envelope evolution which is still poorly understood. To provide new…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-18 F. Lagos , M. R. Schreiber , S. G. Parsons , O. Toloza , B. T. Gänsicke , M. S. Hernandez , L. Schmidtobreick , D. Belloni

Although the association of gamma-ray bursts with massive stellar death is on firm footing, the nature of the progenitor system and the key ingredients required for a massive star to produce a gamma-ray burst remain open questions. Here, we…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-04-21 Angel Hernandez , Roseanne M. Cheng , Nicole M. Lloyd-Ronning , Carl E. Fields

The formation of binary stars is highly influenced by magnetic fields, which play a crucial role in transporting angular momentum. We conducted three-dimensional numerical simulations of binary star accretion via a circumbinary disk, taking…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-02-06 Tomoaki Matsumoto

We explore the outcome of mass transfer via Roche lobe overflow (RLOF) of $M_{\rm He}\lesssim0.51 M_\odot$ pure helium burning stars in close binaries with white dwarfs (WDs). The evolution is driven by the loss of angular momentum through…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-25 Jared Brooks , Lars Bildsten , Pablo Marchant , Bill Paxton

Recent X-ray observations have revealed the complexity and diversity of high-mass X-ray binaries (HMXBs). This diversity challenges a classical understanding of the accretion process onto the compact objects. In this study, we reinforce the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-05-01 Shigeyuki Karino , Kenji Nakamura , Ali Taani

X-ray emission associated to accretion onto compact objects displays important levels of photometric and spectroscopic time-variability. When the accretor orbits a Supergiant star, it captures a fraction of the supersonic radiatively-driven…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-07-31 Ileyk El Mellah