Radio Continuum Studies of Ultra-Compact and Short Orbital Period X-Ray Binaries

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Main Authors: Dage, Kristen C., Panurach, Teresa, Oh, Kwangmin, Sudha, Malu, Padilla, Montserrat Armas, Bahramian, Arash, Cackett, Edward M., Galvin, Timothy J., Heinke, Craig O., Ludlam, Renee, Mahida, Angiraben D., Plotkin, Richard M., Russell, Thomas D., Sett, Susmita, Saikia, Payaswini, Shaw, Aaran W., Tetarenko, Alexandra J.
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author Dage, Kristen C.
Panurach, Teresa
Oh, Kwangmin
Sudha, Malu
Padilla, Montserrat Armas
Bahramian, Arash
Cackett, Edward M.
Galvin, Timothy J.
Heinke, Craig O.
Ludlam, Renee
Mahida, Angiraben D.
Plotkin, Richard M.
Russell, Thomas D.
Sett, Susmita
Saikia, Payaswini
Shaw, Aaran W.
Tetarenko, Alexandra J.
author_facet Dage, Kristen C.
Panurach, Teresa
Oh, Kwangmin
Sudha, Malu
Padilla, Montserrat Armas
Bahramian, Arash
Cackett, Edward M.
Galvin, Timothy J.
Heinke, Craig O.
Ludlam, Renee
Mahida, Angiraben D.
Plotkin, Richard M.
Russell, Thomas D.
Sett, Susmita
Saikia, Payaswini
Shaw, Aaran W.
Tetarenko, Alexandra J.
contents We present the radio continuum counterparts to the enigmatic ultra-compact X-ray binaries (UCXBs); a black hole or neutron star accreting from a hydrogen-deficient white dwarf donor star, with short orbital periods ($<$ 80 minutes). For the sample of UCXBs hosted by globular clusters (GCs), we search for whether certain GC properties are more likely to enhance UCXB formation. We determine that GCs which host UCXBs are drawn from a distinct population in terms of cluster concentration, core radius and half-light radius, but are similar to other well-studied GCs in metallicity and cluster mass. In particular, UCXB-hosting GCs tend to be on average more compact, with a higher concentration than other GCs, with significantly higher encounter rates. We investigate whether a correlation exists between radio luminosity and orbital period, using new and archival observations. We determine that there is not a clear connection between the two observable quantities.
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spellingShingle Radio Continuum Studies of Ultra-Compact and Short Orbital Period X-Ray Binaries
Dage, Kristen C.
Panurach, Teresa
Oh, Kwangmin
Sudha, Malu
Padilla, Montserrat Armas
Bahramian, Arash
Cackett, Edward M.
Galvin, Timothy J.
Heinke, Craig O.
Ludlam, Renee
Mahida, Angiraben D.
Plotkin, Richard M.
Russell, Thomas D.
Sett, Susmita
Saikia, Payaswini
Shaw, Aaran W.
Tetarenko, Alexandra J.
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
We present the radio continuum counterparts to the enigmatic ultra-compact X-ray binaries (UCXBs); a black hole or neutron star accreting from a hydrogen-deficient white dwarf donor star, with short orbital periods ($<$ 80 minutes). For the sample of UCXBs hosted by globular clusters (GCs), we search for whether certain GC properties are more likely to enhance UCXB formation. We determine that GCs which host UCXBs are drawn from a distinct population in terms of cluster concentration, core radius and half-light radius, but are similar to other well-studied GCs in metallicity and cluster mass. In particular, UCXB-hosting GCs tend to be on average more compact, with a higher concentration than other GCs, with significantly higher encounter rates. We investigate whether a correlation exists between radio luminosity and orbital period, using new and archival observations. We determine that there is not a clear connection between the two observable quantities.
title Radio Continuum Studies of Ultra-Compact and Short Orbital Period X-Ray Binaries
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.00345