Speaker
Ms
Johanna van Jaarsveld
(University of Cape Town)
Would you like to <br> submit a short paper <br> for the Conference <br> Proceedings (Yes / No)?
No
Level for award<br> (Hons, MSc, <br> PhD, N/A)?
PhD
Abstract content <br> (Max 300 words)<br><a href="http://events.saip.org.za/getFile.py/access?resId=0&materialId=0&confId=34" target="_blank">Formatting &<br>Special chars</a>
From the XMM-Newton X-ray survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud, 30 high mass X-ray binary (HMXB) candidates were identified. The work presented here identifies and characterises new Be/X-ray binaries (BeXBs) from this list of candidates through the nature of their optical counterparts. SALT Hα spectra were obtained for 19 of the candidates. From the observations, 13 of the candidates exhibited Hα emission, classifying them as Be/X-ray binaries. Additionally, power spectra of 11 OGLE light curves were produced in search of orbital periods of the newly discovered BeXBs.
Main supervisor (name and email)<br>and his / her institution
Dr. Vanessa McBride
Email: vanessa@ast.uct.ac.za
UCT and SAAO
Apply to be<br> considered for a student <br> award (Yes / No)?
Yes
Please indicate whether<br>this abstract may be<br>published online<br>(Yes / No)
Yes
Primary author
Ms
Johanna van Jaarsveld
(University of Cape Town)
Co-authors
Dr
David Buckley
(Southern African Large Telescope)
Dr
Vanessa McBride
(University of Cape Town & SAAO)
