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| # Detailed Description of V/106 : Catalogue of X-ray binaries (Liu+ 2001) |

Note : this is the description file of the original catalog. This HTML page corresponds well to the original description, but some minor changes in the format may have been introduced in the FITS output files in order to allow for arithmetic operations on quantities such as coordinates and times. h:m:s and d:m:s units are normally converted into degrees, and YYYY-MM-DD into julian days.
Similarly, some slight changes may have been introduced in the units; the value given in the HTML files supersedes the value indicated in the ReadMe file for this catalogue.

    V/106               Catalogue of X-ray binaries                      (Liu+ 2001)
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    A catalogue of high- and low- mass X-ray binaries
         Liu Q.Z., van  Paradijs J., van  den  Heuvel E.P.J.
        <Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser. 147, 25 (2000)>
        =2000A&AS..147...25L
        <Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser. 368, 1021 (2001)>
        =2001A&A...368.1021L
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    ADC_Keywords: Binaries, X-ray ; Photometry, UBV ; Cross identifications

    Keywords: stars: massive star - stars: X-ray - stars: binaries

    Abstract:
        We present a catalogue of high-mass X-ray binaries. The catalogue is
        an updated version of the catalogue of van Paradijs (1995, Cat.
        V/90).

        The new high-mass catalogue contains 130 sources, 61 new high-mass
        X-ray binaries in addition to the 69 sources listed in van Paradijs'
        catalogue. Most of the new sources are identified to be Be/X-ray
        binaries. Some sources, however, are only tentatively identified as
        high-mass X-ray binaries on the basis of a transient character and/or
        a hard X-ray spectrum. Further identification in other wavelength
        bands is needed to finally determine the features of these sources.

        The new low-mass catalogue contains 150 sources, 31 new low-mass X-ray
        binaries in addition to the 119 sources listed in van Paradijs'
        catalogue.

        The aim of this catalogue is to provide the reader with some basic
        information on the X-ray sources and their counterparts in other
        wavelength ranges (UV, optical, IR, radio). In cases where there is
        some doubt about the high or low-mass nature of the X-ray binary this
        is mentioned. Some doubtful cases have not been included in the
        catalogue although they had been suggested by some authors to be
        high-mass X-ray binaries, for example GRS 1915+105 and 1WGA
        J1958.2+3232.

    Notes about the electronic version of the calatogue:
        All positions were converted to J2000.0 (the original catalogue lists
        B1950 or J2000 positions, depending of the source names).

    File Summary:

           FileName      Lrecl  Records   Explanations

    ×                   80        .   This file
    × ReadMe            80        .   This file
    × hmxbcat.dat      359      130   High-mass X-ray binaries catalog
    × lmxbcat.dat      359      150   Low-mass X-ray binaries catalog
    × hmxbnote.dat      80      425   Individual notes (HMXB)
    × lmxbnote.dat      80      780   Individual notes (LMXB)
    × hmxbrefs.dat     176      814   References (HMXB)
    × lmxbrefs.dat     176     1472   References (LMXB)
    × hmxb.tex         185     2524   LaTeX version of the hmxb catalog
    × lmxb.tex         202     2062   LaTeX version of the lmxb catalog

    See also:
       V/99 : Cataclysmic Binaries and LMXB Catalogue (Ritter+ 1998)

    Byte-by-byte Description of file:  hmxbcat.dat  lmxbcat.dat

       Bytes Format Units    Label   Explanations

       1- 16  A16   ---      Name    Source Name (1)
      18- 23  A6    ---      Type    [ABTUDGPVZ (?)] X-ray type (2)
      25- 26  I2    h        RAh     Right ascension (J2000.0) (9)
      28- 29  I2    min      RAm     Right ascension (J2000.0) (9)
      31- 36  F6.3  s        RAs     ? Right ascension (J2000.0) (9)
          37  A1    ---      u_RAs   Uncertainty flag on RAs
          38  A1    ---      DE-     Declination sign
      39- 40  I2    deg      DEd     Declination (J2000.0) (9)
      42- 43  I2    arcmin   DEm     Declination (J2000.0) (9)
      45- 49  F5.2  arcsec   DEs     ? Declination (J2000.0) (9)
          50  A1    ---      u_DEs   Uncertainty flag on DEs
      52- 57  F6.2  deg      GLON    Galactic longitude
      59- 66  F8.4  deg      GLAT    Galactic latitude
      68- 71  A4    ---      Pos     Type of observation from which the source
                                      position has been derived (3)
      73- 79  F7.2  arcsec   e_Pos   ? Accuracy of the position (4)
      81- 97  A17   ---      Opt     Optical counterpart (5)
          99  A1    ---      ---     ([)
     100-114  A15   ---      r_Opt   References for Optical counterpart (finding
                                      charts) (in [lh]mxbrefs.dat files)
         115  A1    ---      ---     (])
     117-122  F6.3  mag      Vmag    ? V magnitude (6)
         123  A1    ---      ---     [-]
     124-128  F5.2  mag      Vmagl   ? Lower magnitude when interval
         129  A1    ---      u_Vmag  Uncertainty flag on Vmag
     131-136  F6.3  mag      B-V     ? B-V colour index
         137  A1    ---      u_B-V   Uncertainty flag on B-V
         138  A1    ---      ---     [-]
     139-142  F4.2  mag      B-Vl    ? Lower B-V colour index when interval
     144-148  F5.2  mag      U-B     ? U-B colour index
         150  A1    ---    l_E(B-V)  [~<>] Limit flag on E(B-V)
     151-156  F6.3  mag      E(B-V)  ? Interstellar reddening
         157  A1    ---      ---     [-]
     158-159  A2    ---   l_E(B-V)2  [>= ] Limit flag on E(B-V)2
     160-163  F4.2  mag     E(B-V)2  ? Second value of E(B-V) when interval
         164  A1    ---    u_E(B-V)  [:P] Uncertainty flag on E(B-V)
         166  A1    ---      ---     ([)
     167-182  A16   ---      r_Vmag  References for UBV photometry,
                                       in [lh]mxbrefs.dat files
         183  A1    ---      ---     (])
         185  A1    ---      l_Fx    Limit flag on Fx
     186-196  F11.3 uJy      Fx      ? Average X-ray flux (2-10keV)
         197  A1    ---      ---     [-]
     198-205  F8.2  uJy      Fxu     ? Upper limit of X-ray flux when interval
     207-220  A14   ---      Range   Energy range for flux if not 2-20keV
         222  A1    ---      ---     ([)
     223-240  A18   ---      r_Fx    References for X-ray flux,
                                       in [lh]mxbrefs.dat files
         241  A1    ---      ---     (])
     243-252  F10.6 d        Porb    ? Orbital period
         253  A1    ---      ---     [-]
     254-257  F4.1  d        Porb2   ? Second value of Porb when interval
         258  A1    ---      u_Porb  [?:d] Uncertainty flag on Porb
     260-270  F11.5 s        Ppulse  ? Pulse period for X-ray pulsars
         271  A1    ---    u_Ppulse  [?] Uncertainty flag on Ppulse
         273  A1    ---      ---     ([)
     274-288  A15   ---    r_Ppulse  References for Pulse period,
                                       in [lh]mxbrefs.dat files
         289  A1    ---      ---     (])
     291-315  A25   ---      Cat     Survey catalogues and experiments in which the
                                    source was listed and detected, respectively (7)
     317-328  A12   ---      SpType  Spectral type
     330-342  A13   ---      Name2   Other name
         343  A1    ---     u_Name2  [?] Uncertainty flag on Name2
         344  A1    ---      ---     [,]
     345-359  A15   ---      Name3   Other name (8)

    Note (1): Source name, with rough information on its sky location according
        to the convention hhmm±ddd. Here hh and mm indicate the hours and
        minutes of right ascension, ddd the declination in units of 0.1 degree
        (in a small number of cases, the coordinates shown in the name are
        given with more, or fewer, digits). However, for a ROSAT source the
        name is always given in the form of hhmm.m±ddmm. The prefix J
        indicates a name based on J2000 coordinates. Otherwise, 1950
        coordinates were used in the name.
    Note (2): Type:
           P: X-ray pulsars
           T: transient X-ray source
           U: Ultra-soft X-ray spectrum These sources include black-hole
               candidates; some 'extreme ultra-soft' (EUS) source may be white
               dwarf (WD) on whose surface steady nuclear burning takes place.
           V: variable
           A: atoll source
           B: X-ray burst source
           D: "dipping" low-mass X-ray binary
           G: globular-cluster X-ray source
           Z: Z-type
    Note (3): o: optical; x: X-ray; r: radio; IR: infrared

    Note (4): We give an indication of the accuracy of this position, in the
        form of equivalent (90 percent confidence level) error radii, but in
        several cases this can only be considered an approximation (e.g. when
        the error box is not circular). When no accuracy is quoted, it is
        about one arcsecond or better.
    Note (5): Name of the optical counterpart.
        An asterisk followed by a number or letter refers to star number used
        in the finding chart; "star" refers a star in the finding chart that
        has not been assigned a number or letter.
    Note (6): Individual notes for magnitudes:
         In hmxb.dat:
            J0529.8-6556: B=14.5,R=13.3
            J0532.4-6535: J=11.9,H=11.1, K=10.7
            2030+407    : I=20.0
         In lmxb.dat:
            1550-631  Bmag >=20.
            1552-645  Bmag = 17.5
            1636-550  Imag ~ 18.2
            1756-365  Kmag = 15.1
            J1810.8-2609: B=21.5, R=19.5
            1811-171  Kmag = 12
            1820-303  Bmag = 18.7
            1837+049  Bmag = 19.2
            1915+105  Imag = 23.4
    Note (7): Survey catalogues and experiments abbreviations:
           A: Ariel V sky survey
          AS: ASCA
           B: BeppoSAX
           C: Compton {gamma}-ray Observatory
           E: Einstein Observatory
         Exo: Exosat
           G: Ginga
          Gr: Granat
           H: HEAO A-1 sky survey
          Ha: Hakucho
           I: Indian X-ray Astronomy Experiment (IXAE)
           K: Kvant
           M: Mit OSO-7 sky survey
         OAO: Orbiting Astronomical Observatory
           R: ROSAT
           S: SAS 3
          SL: Space Lab
           T: Tenma
           U: Uhuru sky survey
           V: Vela-5 and -6 satellites
           X: Rossi XTE
    Note (8): In hmxb.dat:
         For 1258-613, No. 2 in Mason et al., 1978MNRAS.184P..45M
         For 1538-522, No. 12 in Schwartz et al., 1978Natur.275..517S
    Note (9): The printed table gives positions in J2000 or B1950,
               depending whether the source name stars by a 'J' or not.
      (All positions were converted to J2000 in the electronic version at CDS)

    Byte-by-byte Description of file:  [lh]mxbnote.dat

       Bytes Format Units   Label     Explanations

       1- 16  A16   ---     Name      Source name
      18- 80  A63   ---     Note      Text of the note (1)

    Note (1): The following abbreviations have been used:
         o, optical; x, X-ray; r, radio; IR, infrared.
         A reference on the source position is given under 'pos.'.
         The references code are from [lh]mxbrefs.dat files

    Byte-by-byte Description of file:  [lh]mxbrefs.dat

       Bytes Format Units   Label     Explanations

       1-  4  I4    ---     Ref       Reference number
           5  A1    ---     m_Ref     [abc] Multiplicity index on Ref for
                                             associated reference
       7- 25  A19   ---     BibCode   BibCode
      27- 63  A37   ---     Aut       Author's name
      64-176  A113  ---     Com       Comments

    Acknowledgements: Qingzhong Liu qzliu@mail.pmo.ac.cn

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    (End)                                         Patricia Bauer [CDS]   27-Mar-2001