@inproceedings{48fc033c1c164e9fbd036f4f8378bfca,
title = "Multi-wavelength study of high mass X-ray binaries",
abstract = "The INTEGRAL satellite has revealed a major population of supergiant High Mass X-ray Binaries in our Galaxy, revolutionizing our understanding of binary systems and their evolution. This population, constituted of a compact object orbiting around a massive and luminous supergiant star, exhibits unusual properties, either being extremely absorbed, or showing very short and intense flares. An intensive set of multi-wavelength observations has led us to reveal their nature, and to show that these systems are wind-fed accretors, closely related to massive star-forming regions. In this paper I describe the characteristics of these sources, showing that this newly revealed population is closely linked to the evolution of active and massive OB stars with a compact companion. The last section emphasizes the formation and evolution of such High Mass X-ray Binaries hosting a supergiant star.",
keywords = "X-ray binaries, supergiant stars",
author = "S. Chaty",
year = "2010",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1063/1.3536385",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780735408692",
series = "AIP Conference Proceedings",
publisher = "American Institute of Physics Inc.",
pages = "277--284",
booktitle = "International Conference on Binaries - In Celebration of Ron Webbink's 65th Birthday",
}