XMM-Newton Proposal 02062405

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Hd 193576, Hd 193576, Hd 193576, Hd 193576, Hd 193576, Xmm-Newton Proposal 02062405

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We propose to observe the archetypical short-period colliding winds binary V444 Cygni (HD 193576) with XMM-Newton. V444 Cyg consists of a Wolf-Rayet (WR) star with an OB companion (WN5+O6), in a 4.2 day orbit. It is one of the best studied early-type binary systems and is the brightest eclipsing WR + O-star binary. Previous ROSAT and ASCA observations show continuous and complicated X-ray variability with eclipses when each star passes in front of the other. The requested phase constrained observations will provide stringent testing of colliding wind models, will determine the importance of anticipated physical mechanisms such as radiative braking, and will more generally examine the formation of X-rays in hot star winds.

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