An X-ray orbit of HD 150136 unveils its physical properties
Abstract
The nearest O3-type star known belongs to HD 150136, a triple system. The variability exhibited by its X-ray light curve could be due to shocks created by the collision between the stellar winds. In order to definitively identify the origin of the X-ray variability, our team recently secured the first X-ray observation of HD 150136 over an entire orbital period (2.7 days). We will present the first results of our X-ray study of HD 150136, and we will show how X-ray observations help unveil some physical properties in this system.
- Publication:
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Binary Systems, their Evolution and Environments
- Pub Date:
- September 2014
- Bibcode:
- 2014bsee.confP..53L