Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jan 1977
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977apj...211..552h&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, vol. 211, Jan. 15, 1977, pt. 1, p. 552-561.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
141
Astronomical Models, Binary Stars, Companion Stars, Stellar Winds, X Ray Sources, Fluorescence, Light Curve, Line Spectra, Ultraviolet Spectra
Scientific paper
A model of a binary X-ray source immersed in a stellar wind from its companion star is considered. The geometry of the constant ionization and temperature contours in the model is discussed, and X-ray radiative transfer through the wind is described. The results are applied to make predictions about the presence and variability of iron K-shell fluorescence lines, to explain the light curve of Cen X-3 during a 'low' to 'high' state transition in July 1972, and to predict variability with orbital phase of resonance ultraviolet lines such as N V at 1238 and 1242 A from the binary system.
Hatchett Stephen
McCray Richard
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