Insights on the Optical and Infrared Nature of MAXI J0709-159: Implications for High-Mass X-ray Binaries
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| author | Bhattacharyya, Suman Mathew, Blesson Banerjee, Gourav G, Sindhu Muneer, S. Kumar, S. Pramod Joshi, Santosh |
| author_facet | Bhattacharyya, Suman Mathew, Blesson Banerjee, Gourav G, Sindhu Muneer, S. Kumar, S. Pramod Joshi, Santosh |
| contents | 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 54786's potential membership in both Be/X-ray binaries (BeXRBs) and supergaint 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$^{\circ}$ 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. |
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| spellingShingle | Insights on the Optical and Infrared Nature of MAXI J0709-159: Implications for High-Mass X-ray Binaries Bhattacharyya, Suman Mathew, Blesson Banerjee, Gourav G, Sindhu Muneer, S. Kumar, S. Pramod Joshi, Santosh Solar and Stellar Astrophysics 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 54786's potential membership in both Be/X-ray binaries (BeXRBs) and supergaint 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$^{\circ}$ 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. |
| title | Insights on the Optical and Infrared Nature of MAXI J0709-159: Implications for High-Mass X-ray Binaries |
| topic | Solar and Stellar Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.13303 |