low-mass X-ray binary (LMXB)

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf binary star system
gptkbp:accretesMatterFrom companion star
gptkbp:contrastsWith high-mass X-ray binary (HMXB)
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1960s
gptkbp:emits gptkb:X-rays
gptkbp:example gptkb:GX_339-4
gptkb:Sco_X-1
Aql X-1
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Milky_Way
other galaxies
gptkbp:hasComponent white dwarf
black hole
low-mass star
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label low-mass X-ray binary (LMXB)
gptkbp:massOfDonorStar less than 1 solar mass
gptkbp:orbitType hours to days
gptkbp:powerSource accretion disk
gptkbp:studiedIn astrophysics
gptkbp:supportedBy X-ray bursts
X-ray pulsations
quasi-periodic oscillations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:EXO_0748-676
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7