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Observational evidence for stellar-mass black holes

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arxiv astro-ph/0612312 v1 pith:REOZLY6I submitted 2006-12-12 astro-ph

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Radial velocity studies of X-ray binaries provide the most solid evidence for the existence of stellar-mass black holes. We currently have 20 confirmed cases, with dynamical masses in excess of 3 Msun. Accurate masses have been obtained for a subset of systems which gives us a hint at the mass spectrum of the black hole population. This review summarizes the history of black hole discoveries and presents the latest results in the field.

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    A sample of 16 black hole X-ray binaries yields a potential kick velocity distribution consistent with a unimodal Gaussian of mean 107±16 km/s, suggesting strong natal kicks are common.

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