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Population synthesis of Be X-ray binaries: metallicity dependence of total X-ray outputs
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Submitted 11 Aug 2023
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The authors' main claim We conclude that Be-XRBs are potentially important X-ray sources that deserve greater attention in BPS of XRBs.
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X-ray binaries (XRBs) are thought to regulate cosmic thermal and ionization histories during the Epoch of Reionization and Cosmic Dawn ($z\sim 5-30$).Theoretical predictions of the X-ray emission from XRBs are important for modelling such early cosmic evolution. Nevertheless, the contribution from Be-XRBs, powered by accretion of compact objects from decretion disks around rapidly rotating O/B stars, has not been investigated systematically. Be-XRBs are the largest class of high-mass XRBs (HMXBs) identified in local observations and are expected to play even more important roles in metal-poor environments at high redshifts. In light of this, we build a physically motivated model for Be-XRBs based on recent hydrodynamic simulations and observations of decretion disks. Our model is able to reproduce the observed population of Be-XRBs in the Small Magellanic Cloud with appropriate initial conditions and binary stellar evolution parameters. We derive the X-ray output from Be-XRBs as a function of metallicity in the (absolute) metallicity range $Z\in [10^{-4},0.03]$ with a large suite of binary population synthesis (BPS) simulations. The simulated Be-XRBs can explain a non-negligible fraction ($\gtrsim 30\%$) of the total X-ray output from HMXBs observed in nearby galaxies for $Z\sim 0.0003-0.02$. The X-ray luminosity per unit star formation rate from Be-XRBs in our fiducial model increases by a factor of $\sim 8$ from $Z=0.02$ to $Z=0.0003$, which is similar to the trend seen in observations of all types of HMXBs. We conclude that Be-XRBs are potentially important X-ray sources that deserve greater attention in BPS of XRBs.
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| s0 | X-ray binaries (XRBs) are thought to regulate cosmic thermal and ionization histories during the Epoch of Reionization and Cosmic Dawn ($z\sim 5-30$).Theoretical predictions of the X-ray emission from XRBs are important for modelling such early cosmic evolution. | background 1.00 | 0.04 | 0.02 | hedged possibility 0.85 |
| s1 | Nevertheless, the contribution from Be-XRBs, powered by accretion of compact objects from decretion disks around rapidly rotating O/B stars, has not been investigated systematically. | gap 1.00 | 0.07 | 0.02 | asserted 0.99 |
| s2 | Be-XRBs are the largest class of high-mass XRBs (HMXBs) identified in local observations and are expected to play even more important roles in metal-poor environments at high redshifts. | background 0.91 | 0.07 | 0.05 | hedged possibility 0.56 |
| s3 | In light of this, we build a physically motivated model for Be-XRBs based on recent hydrodynamic simulations and observations of decretion disks. | method 0.84 | 0.94 | 0.02 | asserted 0.98 |
| s4 | Our model is able to reproduce the observed population of Be-XRBs in the Small Magellanic Cloud with appropriate initial conditions and binary stellar evolution parameters. | result 0.46 | 0.96 | 0.04 | asserted 0.99 |
| s5 | We derive the X-ray output from Be-XRBs as a function of metallicity in the (absolute) metallicity range $Z\in [10^{-4},0.03]$ with a large suite of binary population synthesis (BPS) simulations. | method 0.85 | 0.97 | 0.04 | asserted 1.00 |
| s6 | The simulated Be-XRBs can explain a non-negligible fraction ($\gtrsim 30\%$) of the total X-ray output from HMXBs observed in nearby galaxies for $Z\sim 0.0003-0.02$. | result 1.00 | 0.92 | 0.17 | asserted 0.79 |
| s7 | The X-ray luminosity per unit star formation rate from Be-XRBs in our fiducial model increases by a factor of $\sim 8$ from $Z=0.02$ to $Z=0.0003$, which is similar to the trend seen in observations of all types of HMXBs. | result 0.99 | 0.95 | 0.17 | asserted 1.00 |
| s8 | We conclude that Be-XRBs are potentially important X-ray sources that deserve greater attention in BPS of XRBs. | interpretation 0.50 | 0.45 | 0.94 | hedged possibility 0.99 |
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X-ray binaries (XRBs) are thought to regulate cosmic thermal and ionization histories during the Epoch of Reionization and Cosmic Dawn ($z\sim 5-30$).Theoretical predictions of the X-ray emission from XRBs are important for modelling such early cosmic evolution. Nevertheless, the contribution from Be-XRBs, powered by accretion of compact objects from decretion disks around rapidly rotating O/B stars, has not been investigated systematically. Be-XRBs are the largest class of high-mass XRBs (HMXBs) identified in local observations and are expected to play even more important roles in metal-poor environments at high redshifts. In light of this, we build a physically motivated model for Be-XRBs based on recent hydrodynamic simulations and observations of decretion disks. Our model is able to reproduce the observed population of Be-XRBs in the Small Magellanic Cloud with appropriate initial conditions and binary stellar evolution parameters. We derive the X-ray output from Be-XRBs as a function of metallicity in the (absolute) metallicity range $Z\in [10^{-4},0.03]$ with a large suite of binary population synthesis (BPS) simulations. The simulated Be-XRBs can explain a non-negligible fraction ($\gtrsim 30\%$) of the total X-ray output from HMXBs observed in nearby galaxies for $Z\sim 0.0003-0.02$. The X-ray luminosity per unit star formation rate from Be-XRBs in our fiducial model increases by a factor of $\sim 8$ from $Z=0.02$ to $Z=0.0003$, which is similar to the trend seen in observations of all types of HMXBs. We conclude that Be-XRBs are potentially important X-ray sources that deserve greater attention in BPS of XRBs.
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We add a new module for the identification and characterization of Be-XRBs to the BPS code https://binary_c.gitlab.io/ binary\_c [ref] , which simulates the evolution of stars in each binary and the binary orbit governed by binary interactions (e.g., mass transfer and tidal effects) and stellar evolution processes such as winds and supernovae (SNe).
Population synthesis of binary stars · Binary population synthesis · 0.99
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We add a new module for the identification and characterization of Be-XRBs to the BPS code https://binary_c.gitlab.io/ binary\_c [ref] , which simulates the evolution of stars in each binary and the binary orbit governed by binary interactions (e.g., mass transfer and tidal effects) and stellar evolution processes such as winds and supernovae (SNe).
The impact of binary stars on the dust and metal evolution of galaxies · Binary population synthesis · 0.99
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To quantify more accurately the roles played by Be-XRBs, particularly in the ULX population [ref] , and their imprints in the early Universe, more work needs to be done to overcome the following caveats of our study (with descending order of importance).
Statistical study of a large and cleaned sample of ultraluminous and hyperluminous X-ray sources · Caveats · 0.86
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To quantify more accurately the roles played by Be-XRBs, particularly in the ULX population [ref] , and their imprints in the early Universe, more work needs to be done to overcome the following caveats of our study (with descending order of importance).
Exploring the nature of ultra-luminous X-ray sources across stellar population ages using detailed binary evolution calculations · Caveats · 0.86
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