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Cygnus X-3 an evolutionary missing link found?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 August 2017
Abstract
I review the properties of the X-ray source Cygnus X-3, and the evidence that is available that indicates that its companion is a Wolf-Rayet star. I focus on the interpretation of spectra of its infrared counterpart. Considering all data, I conclude that the companion is indeed a WR star, and I discuss the ramifications of this conclusion for our understanding of WR stars in general.
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- Session VIII - Hydrodynamics and high-energy physics of winds accreting on neutrons stars and black holes
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