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Ionization effects in stellar winds of massive X-ray binaries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

G. Hammerschlag-Hensberge*
Affiliation:
Astronomical Institute, University of Amsterdam

Abstract

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High resolution ultraviolet spectroscopy of the early-type X-ray binary Vela X-l/HD 77581 provides a unique example to study the ionization structure of the stellar wind which varies under influence of the X-ray source. New results for other early-type X-ray binaries will be presented and compared with the Vela X-1 model. These results show that the observed variations strongly depend on the intensity of the X-ray source and on the density structure of the stellar wind.

Type
Session VIII - Effects of Mass Loss on the Evolution of Binary Stars
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1981

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