Explaining the transient fast blue absorption lines in the massive binary system Eta Carinae

Details Explaining the transient fast blue absorption lines in the massive binary system Eta Carinae Explaining the transient fast blue absorption lines in the massive binary system Eta Carinae

2010-04-15

arxiv.org/abs/1004.2600v2

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

8 pages, 5 figures, accepted by MNRAS, includes astro-ph only appendices

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We use recent observations of the He I $\lambda10830 \AA$ absorption line and 3D hydrodynamical numerical simulations of the winds collision, to strengthen the case for an orientation of the semimajor axis of the massive binary system Eta Carinae where the secondary star is toward us at periastron passage. Those observations show that the fast blue absorption component exists for only several weeks prior to the periastron passage. We show that the transient nature of the fast blue absorption component supports a geometry where the fast secondary wind, both pre and post-shock material, passes in front of the primary star near periastron passage.

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