Modelling X-ray variability in the structured atmospheres of hot stars

Details Modelling X-ray variability in the structured atmospheres of hot stars Modelling X-ray variability in the structured atmospheres of hot stars

2001-04-25

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0104413v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

11 pages, 6 figures, to be published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20010669

We describe X-ray production in the atmospheres of hot, early-type stars in the framework of a ``stochastic shock model''. The extended envelope of a star is assumed to possess numerous X-ray emitting ``hot'' zones that are produced by shocks and embedded in the ambient ``cold'' medium in dynamical equilibrium. It is shown that the apparent lack of X-ray variability on short (order of hours) timescales do not contradict a shock model for X-ray production. The character of the X-ray variability is found to depend on the frequency with which hot zones are generated, the cool wind opacity to X-rays, and the wind flow parameters, such as mass loss rate and terminal speed.

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