Stellar wind velocity of the massive component in the high mass X-ray binary OAO 1657$-$415

2024

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DOI 10.26119/vak2024.060
Data confidence 70 medium
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Abstract

The parameters of the wind-fed accretion process in the massive X-ray binary OAO 1657−415 are discussed. We show that the X-ray luminosity of an accreting pulsar in this system can be explained only if the velocity of the stellar wind of the massive component in the orbital plane of the binary system is in the range of 200–500 km/s.