Abstract
We study the prospect for Gaia to detect black hole binary systems without the mass transfer from their companion stars. Gaia will be able to discover Galactic black holes without mass accretion by detecting the proper motion of their companion stars. We evaluate the number of such black hole binaries which have the orbital period short enough to be detected by Gaia during its operation, taking into account the binary evolution model.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 41-42 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | S324 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2016 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© International Astronomical Union 2017.
Keywords
- astrometry
- binaries: general
- black hole physics
- stars: evolution