Vth School of Astroparticle Physics
23 - 28 May 2016
OHP, Saint Michel l'Observatoire

Physics of the Universe in X-rays

X-ray binaries

René Goosmann
  Observatoire astronomique de Strasbourg

Course
X-ray binaries are among the brightest X-ray sources of our Galaxy, composed of a black hole or neutron star accreting material from an companion star. In this lecture, I will describe the zoology of X-ray binaries and their properties.

René Goosmann is a faculty member (maître de conférences) at the University of Strasbourg, France, conducting research at the Astronomical Observatory. As a member of the High Energy Group he works at the interface between observational and theoretical astrophysics and specializes in the multi-wavelength modeling of radiative transfer in astrophysical plasmas with a specific application to the environment of accreting black holes. He has been involved in the scientific preparation of past X-ray observatory projects and currently serves on the Science Study Team of the X-ray Imaging Polarimetry Explorer (XIPE), a mission candidate in response to ESA's M4 call.

 

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