Evidence of Halpha periodicities in LSI+61·303

We present the results of analyzing H$\alpha$ spectra of the radio emitting X-ray binary LS I+61303. For the first time, the same 26.5 d radio period is clearly detected in the H$\alpha$ emission line. Moreover, the equivalent width and the peak separation of the H$\alpha$ emission line seem also to...

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Autores: Zamanov, R. K., Martí Ribas, Josep, Paredes i Poy, Josep Maria, Fabregat, Jaime, Ribó Gomis, Marc, Tarasov, A. E.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:1999
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/45407
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/45407
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Estels
Estels binaris de raigs X
Radioastronomia
Astrofísica
Stars
X-ray binaries
Radio astronomy
Astrophysics
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Sumario:We present the results of analyzing H$\alpha$ spectra of the radio emitting X-ray binary LS I+61303. For the first time, the same 26.5 d radio period is clearly detected in the H$\alpha$ emission line. Moreover, the equivalent width and the peak separation of the H$\alpha$ emission line seem also to vary over a time scale of 1600 days. This points towards the $\sim4$ yr modulation, detected in the radio outburst amplitude, being probably a result of variations in the mass loss rate of the Be star and/or density variability in the circumstellar disk. In addition, the dependence of the peak separation from the equivalent width informs us that the LS I+61303 circumstellar disk is among the densest of Be-stars.