DOI:
10.1051/0004-6361:20010110
Authors:
Harlaftis, ET; Dhillon, VS; Castro-Tirado, A
Abstract:
There is controversy regarding the nature of the suspected donor star to the microquasar GRS 1915+105, and hence whether GRS 1915+105 is a high mass X-ray binary (HMXB) or a low-mass X-ray binary (LMXB). In order to clarify this issue, we obtained an infrared (J, H and It) spectrum of GRS 1915+105 in its low state which shows a steeper continuum than the prototype X-ray binary Sco X-1. We did not detect ang He II emission at 2.189 mum from GRS 1915+105 in our quiescent spectrum, indicating that the line is transient and is only observed during episodes of high X-ray activity. For our instrument configuration, there is no detection of the (CO)-C-12 lines which are characteristic of late-type stars either in GRS 1915+105 or Sco X-1.
URL:
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2001A&A...369..210H/abstract
Keywords:
infrared : stars; X-ray : stars; black hole physics; stars : binaries; stars : individual : GRS 1915+105