High-resolution near-IR imaging of the WCd(+OB) environments: pinwheels
Abstract
A small number of Wolf-Rayet colliding-wind binaries studied at extremely high angular resolution show elegant dust plumes with an intuitive geometry: that of an Archimedian spiral. A great deal of fundamental information on the binary and the winds is encoded, ultimately teaching us about dust formation and wind-wind collision zones in these fascinating systems. New results are presented summarizing a concerted campaign encompassing a number of systems studied with various techniques over the last five years.
- Publication:
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A Massive Star Odyssey: From Main Sequence to Supernova
- Pub Date:
- 2003
- Bibcode:
- 2003IAUS..212..121T