

We provide a robust compilation and synthesis of the accumulated knowledge about Vela X-1 as a solid baseline for future studies, adding new information where available. The issues and considerations discussed here for this specific, very well-known example will apply to various other X-ray binaries and to the study of their physics.Īims.
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Specific values for these parameters have frequently been used in subsequent studies, however, without full consideration of alternatives in the literature, even more so when results from one field of astronomy (e.g., stellar wind parameters) are used in another (e.g., X-ray astronomy).

The system is frequently quoted as the archetype of wind-accreting high-mass X-ray binaries, and its parameters are referred to as typical examples.

The Vela X-1 system is one of the best-studied X-ray binaries because it was detected early, has persistent X-ray emission, and a rich phenomenology at many wavelengths. Vitrociset Belgium for European Space Agency (ESA), European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC), Camino Bajo del Castillo s/n, 28692 Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid, SpainĪurora Technology BV for European Space Agency (ESA), European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC), Camino Bajo del Castillo s/n, 28692 Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid, SpainĬontext. Institut für Astronomie und Astrophysik (IAAT), Universität Tübingen, Sand 1, 72076 Tübingen, GermanyĪrmagh Observatory and Planetarium, College Hill, Armagh, BT61 9DG Northern Ireland, UKĪnton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlandsĭepartment of Physics, Astrophysics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKĬentro de Astrobiología, CSIC-INTA, Campus ESAC, Camino bajo del castillo s/n, 28692 Villanueva de la Cañada, Spain Quasar Science Resources S.L for European Space Agency (ESA), European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC), Camino Bajo del Castillo s/n, 28692 Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid, Spain Instituto de Física de Cantabria (CSIC-Universidad de Cantabria), 39005 Santander, Spain Institute of Astronomy, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium Utrilla 13Įuropean Space Agency (ESA), European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC), Camino Bajo del Castillo s/n, 28692 Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid, SpainĮ-mail: de Planétologie et d’Astrophysique de Grenoble, 414 Rue de la Piscine, 38400 Saint-Martin-d’Hères, FranceĮ-mail: for Mathematical Plasma Astrophysics, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200B, 3001 Leuven, Belgium Astronomical objects: linking to databases.Including author names using non-Roman alphabets.Suggested resources for more tips on language editing in the sciences Punctuation and style concerns regarding equations, figures, tables, and footnotes
