Mira AB - A Unique Laboratory for Wind Accretion Studies

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Sep 2003

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Chandra Proposal ID #05300581

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Chandra Proposal Id #05300581

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We propose to study the accretion processes in the nearby Mira AB system using Chandra's unprecedented sub-arcsecond resolution, and high signal-to-noise spectra. Mira AB offers a unique laboratory for studying wind accretion processes, a common phenomenon in many astronomical sources, because the components of the system can be resolved and all of the important parameters involved in wind accretion studies can be determined unambiguously from the observations. Our principal goals are to obtain an accurate estimate of the X-ray spatial and spectral energy distribution in the system, and to determine accurately the flux of the X-ray source(s). These results will allow us to calculate the total accretion luminosity, and to test and validate existing accretion models.

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