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Muñoz-Darias, T.; Casares, J.; Martínez-País, I. G.
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Neutron Stars and Black Holes in Star Clusters, 26th meeting of the IAU, Joint Discussion 6, 17-18 August 2006, Prague, Czech Republic, JD06, #26
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2006
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We present the K-correction for emission lines formed on the irradiated
face of the companion stars in X-ray binaries. We compute this
K-correction in a general approach as function of the mass ratio and the
disc flaring angle. Our results combined with the detection of high
energy emission lines arising from the donor star (e. g. Steeghs &
Casares 2002 ; Hynes et al. 2003) can provide the most accurate mass
determinations for either neutron stars or black holes in persistent Low
Mass X-ray Binaries (LMXBs). The application of our model to X1822-371
(Munoz-Darias, Casares & Martinez-Pais 2005) strongly suggests the
presence of a massive neutron star in this LMXB. Here, we also present
the K-correction for the Black Hole binary GX339-4.