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On the nature of Supergiant Fast X-ray Transients
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 December 2019
Abstract
More than a decade after fast x-ray transients with an OB supergiant counterpart were identified as a distinct class of wind-accreting sources, we still have not reached a consensus on the physical origin of their similarities and differences with persistent sources. Both kinds seem to extend over the same range of every relevant parameter. Here I argue that, despite this overall overlap, persistent sources have – on average – later-type, more evolved counterparts, and discuss the hypothesis that SFXTs are – on average – a younger population, as well as some of its possible implications.
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