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No evidence for a low-mass black hole in Swift J1753.5-0127

No evidence for a low-mass black hole in Swift J1753.5-0127
No evidence for a low-mass black hole in Swift J1753.5-0127
We present high-resolution, time-resolved optical spectroscopy of the black hole X-ray transient Swift J1753.5−0127. Our optical spectra do not show features that we can associate with the companion star. However we do observe broad, double-peaked emission lines, typical of an accretion disc. We show that the mass of the compact object is likely >7.4 ± 1.2 M⊙, much higher than previous suggestions of a low-mass (<5 M⊙) black hole.
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Shaw, A.W.
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Charles, P.A.
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Casares, J.
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Hernandez Santisteban, J.V.
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Shaw, A.W.
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Casares, J.
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Hernandez Santisteban, J.V.
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Shaw, A.W., Charles, P.A., Casares, J. and Hernandez Santisteban, J.V. (2016) No evidence for a low-mass black hole in Swift J1753.5-0127. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 463 (2), 1314-1322. (doi:10.1093/mnras/stw2092).

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We present high-resolution, time-resolved optical spectroscopy of the black hole X-ray transient Swift J1753.5−0127. Our optical spectra do not show features that we can associate with the companion star. However we do observe broad, double-peaked emission lines, typical of an accretion disc. We show that the mass of the compact object is likely >7.4 ± 1.2 M⊙, much higher than previous suggestions of a low-mass (<5 M⊙) black hole.

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Accepted/In Press date: 17 August 2016
e-pub ahead of print date: 19 August 2016
Published date: 1 December 2016
Organisations: Physics & Astronomy
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Local EPrints ID: 406811
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/406811
DOI: doi:10.1093/mnras/stw2092
ISSN: 1365-2966
PURE UUID: bef42f16-83c7-4b97-a367-9ea097208347

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Date deposited: 22 Mar 2017 02:09
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 12:21

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Author: A.W. Shaw
Author: P.A. Charles
Author: J. Casares
Author: J.V. Hernandez Santisteban

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