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E. R. Parkin, J. M. Pittard, M. F. Corcoran, K. Hamaguchi, I. R. Stevens, E. Gosset, G. Rauw & M. De Becker

3D modelling of the massive star binary systems Eta Carinae, WR22, and WR140

(Volume 80 - Année 2011)
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Abstract

Massive stars possess powerful stellar winds. Wind-wind collision in a massive star binary system generates a region of thermalized plasma which may emit prolifically at X-ray wavelengths. Results are presented from 3D adaptive-mesh refinement (AMR) hydrodynamical models which include radiative cooling and the radiative driving of the stellar winds. The models provide an exceptional insight into the turbulent nature of the wind-wind interaction regions. The X-ray emission from the hydrodynamical models is then calculated, allowing detailed comparisons with observational data. Preliminary results from investigations of Eta Carinae, WR22, and WR140 are discussed.

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E. R. Parkin, J. M. Pittard, M. F. Corcoran, K. Hamaguchi, I. R. Stevens, E. Gosset, G. Rauw & M. De Becker, «3D modelling of the massive star binary systems Eta Carinae, WR22, and WR140», Bulletin de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège [En ligne], Volume 80 - Année 2011, 610 - 615 URL : https://popups.ulg.ac.be/0037-9565/index.php?id=3074.

About: E. R. Parkin

Institut d’Astrophysique et de Géophysique, Université de Liège, Belgium, and School of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Leeds, UK

About: J. M. Pittard

School of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Leeds, UK

About: M. F. Corcoran

CRESST and X-ray Astrophysics Laboratory, NASA/GSFC, USA, and Universities Space Research Association, USA

About: K. Hamaguchi

CRESST and X-ray Astrophysics Laboratory, NASA/GSFC, USA, and Department of Physics, University of Maryland, USA

About: I. R. Stevens

School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, UK

About: E. Gosset

Institut d’Astrophysique et de Géophysique, Université de Liège, Belgium

About: G. Rauw

Institut d’Astrophysique et de Géophysique, Université de Liège, Belgium

About: M. De Becker

Institut d’Astrophysique et de Géophysique, Université de Liège, Belgium