Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jul 1984
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1984apj...282..256w&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 282, July 1, 1984, p. 256-266.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
76
Early Stars, O Stars, Stellar Coronas, Stellar Winds, Supergiant Stars, X Ray Sources, Photoionization, Radial Velocity, Radiation Pressure, Recombination Reactions, Stellar Models, Stellar Temperature, X Ray Spectra
Scientific paper
The wind structures of early-type stars which have base coronal zones are discussed. The calculations give rise to what is called a recombination stellar wind structure because of the transition from a coronally driven wind to a radiatively driven wind. The coronal X-rays are a dominant factor in determining the wind structure because of their effect on the ionization structure, which in turn determines the heating, cooling, and the attenuating properties of the stellar wind. The decreased continuum opacity allows for an increase in the emergent X-ray flux at energies less than 1 keV. The X-ray spectra are compared with those observed with the IPC instrument on the Einstein Observatory and are found to be in excellent agreement. This shows that contrary to earlier analyses, base coronae are not ruled out by the existing IPC X-ray data. The predicted emergent X-ray luminosities are in agreement with the observed values. However, the incident X-ray luminosities from the base coronal zones can be three to four orders of magnitude larger. This suggests that the X-ray IPC spectra reflect the absorption properties of the wind and not the nature of the X-ray source.
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