Optical observations of GRO J1655-40 in quiescence. I. A precise mass for the black hole primary

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 477, Issue 2 PART I, 1997, Pages 876-896

  Orosz, Jerome A ^a   Bailyn, Charles D ^b,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cerro Tololo Inter American Observatory (CTIO)   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Binaries: spectroscopic; Black hole physics; Stars: individual (GRO J1655 40); X rays: stars

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542694375     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/303741     Document Type: Article

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