Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Scientific paper
2010-07-26
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
23 pages, 7 figures; accepted for publication by New Astronomy
Scientific paper
For a long time, the well-known supercritically accreting binary SS433 is being proposed as a prototype for a class of hypothetical bright X-ray sources that may be identified with the so-called Ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) in nearby galaxies or at least with part of them. Like SS433, these objects should be associated with optical nebulae, powered by both radiation of the central source and its wind or jet activity. Indeed, around many ULXs, bright optical nebulae (ULX Nebulae, ULXNe) are found. Here, we use SS433 as a prototype for the power source creating the nebulae around ULXs. Though many factors are important such as the structure of the host star-forming region and the possible supernova remnant formed together with the accreting compact object, we show that most of the properties of ULXNe may be explained by an SS433-like system evolving for up to about one million years in a constant density environment. The basic stages of evolution of a ULX Nebula include a non-spherical HII-region with a central cavity created by non-radiative shock waves, an elongated or bipolar shock-powered nebula created by jet activity and a large-scale quasi-spherical bubble.
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