Population synthesis of classical low-mass X-ray binaries in the Galactic Bulge

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Aims.

• We model the present-day population of 'classical' low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) with neutron star accretors, which have hydrogen-rich donor stars.
• Their population is compared with that of hydrogen-deficient LMXBs, known as ultracompact X-ray binaries (UCXBs).
• We model the observable LMXB population and compare it to observations.