Determination of the atmospheric structure of the BO star companion of SMC X-1 by analysis of GINGA observations

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Eclipsing Binary Stars, Stellar Envelopes, Stellar Models, Stellar Structure, Stellar Winds, X Ray Astronomy, X Ray Binaries, X Ray Spectra, Ginga Satellite, Heating, Ionization, Rosat Mission, Three Dimensional Models

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The x-ray phenomena of the binary system SMC X-1/Sk 160, observed with the Ginga and ROSAT x-ray observatories, are compared with computed phenomena derived from a three dimensional hydrodynamical model of the stellar wind perturbed by x-ray heating and ionization which is described in the accompanying paper. In the model the BOI primary star has a line-driven stellar wind in the region of the x-ray shadow and a thermal wind in the region heated by x-rays. We find general agreement between the observed and predicted x-ray spectra throughout the binary orbit cycle, including the extended, variable, and asymmetric eclipse transitions and the period of deep eclipse.

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