Modeling High Mass X-Ray Binaries to Double Neutron Stars through Common Envelope Evolution
We present detailed evolutionary simulations of wide binary systems with high-mass (8–20 M _⊙ ) donor stars and a 1.4 M _⊙ neutron star. Mass transfer in such binaries is dynamically unstable, and common envelope (CE) evolution is followed. We use a recently developed prescription to deal with CE ev...
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| description | We present detailed evolutionary simulations of wide binary systems with high-mass (8–20 M _⊙ ) donor stars and a 1.4 M _⊙ neutron star. Mass transfer in such binaries is dynamically unstable, and common envelope (CE) evolution is followed. We use a recently developed prescription to deal with CE evolution and consider various CE ejection efficiencies varying in the range of 0.1–3.0. We focus on the evolutionary consequences of the binaries that survived CE evolution. We demonstrate that it is possible for the binaries to enter a CE decoupling phase (CEDP) when the donor stars are partially stripped, leaving a hydrogen envelope of ≲1.0–4.0 M _⊙ after CE evolution. This phase is expected to last ∼10 ^4 –10 ^5 yr, during which mass transfer occurs stably via Roche lobe overflow with super-Eddington rates. Identification of some X-ray binaries in a CEDP is important for the understanding of the physics of CE evolution itself, the origin of ultraluminous X-ray sources, and the recycling process of accreting pulsars. Also, we discuss the formation of double neutron stars and the occurrence of ultrastripped supernovae according to the results from our simulations. On the whole, the properties of post-CE binaries are sensitive to the options of CE ejection efficiencies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c261fa32b2f64769ab5a11442e7f0a4e2025-08-20T02:09:05ZengIOP PublishingThe Astrophysical Journal1538-43572025-01-01979211210.3847/1538-4357/ad9a65Modeling High Mass X-Ray Binaries to Double Neutron Stars through Common Envelope EvolutionYu-Dong Nie0https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4482-6350Yong Shao1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2506-6906Jian-Guo He2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3862-0726Ze-Lin Wei3https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4454-8428Xiao-Jie Xu4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3614-1070Xiang-Dong Li5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0584-8145Department of Astronomy, Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023, People’s Republic of China ; shaoyong@nju.edu.cn; Key Laboratory of Modern Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nanjing University , Ministry of Education, Nanjing 210023, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Astronomy, Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023, People’s Republic of China ; shaoyong@nju.edu.cn; Key Laboratory of Modern Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nanjing University , Ministry of Education, Nanjing 210023, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Astronomy, Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023, People’s Republic of China ; shaoyong@nju.edu.cn; Key Laboratory of Modern Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nanjing University , Ministry of Education, Nanjing 210023, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Astronomy, Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023, People’s Republic of China ; shaoyong@nju.edu.cn; Key Laboratory of Modern Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nanjing University , Ministry of Education, Nanjing 210023, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Astronomy, Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023, People’s Republic of China ; shaoyong@nju.edu.cn; Key Laboratory of Modern Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nanjing University , Ministry of Education, Nanjing 210023, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Astronomy, Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023, People’s Republic of China ; shaoyong@nju.edu.cn; Key Laboratory of Modern Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nanjing University , Ministry of Education, Nanjing 210023, People’s Republic of ChinaWe present detailed evolutionary simulations of wide binary systems with high-mass (8–20 M _⊙ ) donor stars and a 1.4 M _⊙ neutron star. Mass transfer in such binaries is dynamically unstable, and common envelope (CE) evolution is followed. We use a recently developed prescription to deal with CE evolution and consider various CE ejection efficiencies varying in the range of 0.1–3.0. We focus on the evolutionary consequences of the binaries that survived CE evolution. We demonstrate that it is possible for the binaries to enter a CE decoupling phase (CEDP) when the donor stars are partially stripped, leaving a hydrogen envelope of ≲1.0–4.0 M _⊙ after CE evolution. This phase is expected to last ∼10 ^4 –10 ^5 yr, during which mass transfer occurs stably via Roche lobe overflow with super-Eddington rates. Identification of some X-ray binaries in a CEDP is important for the understanding of the physics of CE evolution itself, the origin of ultraluminous X-ray sources, and the recycling process of accreting pulsars. Also, we discuss the formation of double neutron stars and the occurrence of ultrastripped supernovae according to the results from our simulations. On the whole, the properties of post-CE binaries are sensitive to the options of CE ejection efficiencies.https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad9a65Binary starsNeutron starsStellar evolutionX-ray binary starsSupernovae |
| spellingShingle | Yu-Dong Nie Yong Shao Jian-Guo He Ze-Lin Wei Xiao-Jie Xu Xiang-Dong Li Modeling High Mass X-Ray Binaries to Double Neutron Stars through Common Envelope Evolution The Astrophysical Journal Binary stars Neutron stars Stellar evolution X-ray binary stars Supernovae |
| title | Modeling High Mass X-Ray Binaries to Double Neutron Stars through Common Envelope Evolution |
| title_full | Modeling High Mass X-Ray Binaries to Double Neutron Stars through Common Envelope Evolution |
| title_fullStr | Modeling High Mass X-Ray Binaries to Double Neutron Stars through Common Envelope Evolution |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modeling High Mass X-Ray Binaries to Double Neutron Stars through Common Envelope Evolution |
| title_short | Modeling High Mass X-Ray Binaries to Double Neutron Stars through Common Envelope Evolution |
| title_sort | modeling high mass x ray binaries to double neutron stars through common envelope evolution |
| topic | Binary stars Neutron stars Stellar evolution X-ray binary stars Supernovae |
| url | https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad9a65 |
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