Interactions in Massive Colliding Wind Binaries

Interactions in Massive Colliding Wind Binaries

There are observational difficulties determining dynamical masses of binary star components in the upper HR diagram both due to the scarcity of massive binary systems and spectral and photometric contamination produced by the strong wind outflows in these systems. We discuss how variable X-ray emi...

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Main Author: Michael F. Corcoran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Space Science Society (KSSS) 2012-03-01
Series:Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
Subjects:
stars: binaries
X-ray: stars
stars (individual): Eta Carinae
stars (individual): WR 140
Online Access:http://ocean.kisti.re.kr/downfile/volume/kosss/OJOOBS/2012/v29n1/OJOOBS_2012_v29n1_93.pdf
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spelling doaj-2c758e066a0949ac8ccf90daa13184de2020-11-24T23:56:53ZengKorean Space Science Society (KSSS)Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences2093-55872093-14092012-03-01291939610.5140/JASS.2012.29.1.093Interactions in Massive Colliding Wind BinariesMichael F. Corcoran0CRESST and X-ray Astrophysics Laboratory, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USAThere are observational difficulties determining dynamical masses of binary star components in the upper HR diagram both due to the scarcity of massive binary systems and spectral and photometric contamination produced by the strong wind outflows in these systems. We discuss how variable X-ray emission in these systems produced by wind-wind collisions in massive binaries can be used to constrain the system parameters, with application to two important massive binaries, Eta Carinae and WR 140.http://ocean.kisti.re.kr/downfile/volume/kosss/OJOOBS/2012/v29n1/OJOOBS_2012_v29n1_93.pdfstars: binariesX-ray: starsstars (individual): Eta Carinaestars (individual): WR 140
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language English
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author Michael F. Corcoran
spellingShingle Michael F. Corcoran
Interactions in Massive Colliding Wind Binaries
Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
stars: binaries
X-ray: stars
stars (individual): Eta Carinae
stars (individual): WR 140
author_facet Michael F. Corcoran
author_sort Michael F. Corcoran
title Interactions in Massive Colliding Wind Binaries
title_short Interactions in Massive Colliding Wind Binaries
title_full Interactions in Massive Colliding Wind Binaries
title_fullStr Interactions in Massive Colliding Wind Binaries
title_full_unstemmed Interactions in Massive Colliding Wind Binaries
title_sort interactions in massive colliding wind binaries
publisher Korean Space Science Society (KSSS)
series Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
issn 2093-5587
2093-1409
publishDate 2012-03-01
description There are observational difficulties determining dynamical masses of binary star components in the upper HR diagram both due to the scarcity of massive binary systems and spectral and photometric contamination produced by the strong wind outflows in these systems. We discuss how variable X-ray emission in these systems produced by wind-wind collisions in massive binaries can be used to constrain the system parameters, with application to two important massive binaries, Eta Carinae and WR 140.
topic stars: binaries
X-ray: stars
stars (individual): Eta Carinae
stars (individual): WR 140
url http://ocean.kisti.re.kr/downfile/volume/kosss/OJOOBS/2012/v29n1/OJOOBS_2012_v29n1_93.pdf
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