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Blay, P.
Bibliographical reference
Astrophysics and Space Science, Vol. 335, No. 1, p. 137-140
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2011
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Description
High Mass X-Ray Binary systems (HMXRB) are composed by a compact object
orbiting around a OB massive star. The mass transfer which takes place
from the massive star onto its compact companion is the responsible of
the emission of high energy photons (X-rays) observed in these systems
(to which they owe the name of their class). The presence of a compact
object must exert a clear influence in the outer envelopes of the
massive star and, thus, must modify the formation and evolution of its
stellar wind. Tidal interactions, mass capture and high energy radiation
heating and pressure are among the possible ways in which the compact
companion and the X-ray emission will influence the stellar wind of the
massive counterpart. The status of the observations of such systems from
previous UV missions will be reviewed, and perspectives for the incoming
WSO-UV space mission will be reported.