[vsnet-chat 2308] Re: GM Sgr

[Lew Cook <lcoo@yahoo.com>]

Has anyone else done spectroscopy of GM SGR not
associated with an outburst?
Lew
--- Taichi Kato <tkato@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp> wrote:
>    GM Sgr is definitely an X-ray binary, not a CV. 
> This source probably
> contains a black hole or a neutron star.  The very
> strong HeII emission
> lines detected by Ayani et al. are indicative.
> 
> > Could the early type spectrum fade completely and
> the
> > late star's light dominate the system at minimum?
> 
>    It may be possible, if the accretion completely
> stops.  But before
> conludind, one might wish to confirm whether the
> right star was observed.
> 
> Regards,
> Taichi Kato
> 
> 

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