Colliding Wind Signatures in Early-Type Binaries
Abstract
Observations of early-type binaries not only allow us to establish the fundamental properties of massive stars in a model-independent fashion, but furthermore provide important information on the interactions of their stellar winds. The signatures of wind-wind interactions have been found over a broad range of wavelengths and energies, from the radio domain to X-rays and possibly γ-rays. In this review, I discuss some results of the study of wind interactions in Wolf-Rayet and O-star binaries.
- Publication:
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Revista Mexicana de Astronomia y Astrofisica Conference Series
- Pub Date:
- August 2008
- Bibcode:
- 2008RMxAC..33...59R
- Keywords:
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- binaries: spectroscopic;
- radiation mechanisms: non-thermal;
- stars: winds;
- outflows;
- stars: early-type;
- X-rays: stars