Accretion onto the Companion of η Carinae during the Spectroscopic Event. IV. The Disappearance of Highly Ionized Lines
Accretion onto the Companion of η Carinae during the Spectroscopic Event. IV. The Disappearance of Highly Ionized Lines
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光谱事件 IV 期间在 η Carinae 伴星上的吸积。
DOI:
10.1086/514811
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发表时间:
2007
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通讯作者:
N. Soker
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作者:
N. Soker
We show that the rapid and large decrease in the intensity of high-ionization emission lines from the η Carinae massive binary system can be explained by the accretion model. These emission lines are emitted by material in the nebula around the binary system that is being ionized by radiation from the hot secondary star. The emission lines suffer 3 months long deep fading every 5.54 yr, assumed to be the orbital period of the binary system. In the accretion model, for ~70 days the less massive secondary star is accreting mass from the primary wind instead of blowing its fast wind. The accretion event has two effects that substantially reduce the high-energy ionizing radiation flux from the secondary star: (1) The accreted mass absorbs a larger fraction of the ionizing flux. (2) The accreted mass forms a temporary blanket around the secondary star that increases its effective radius, hence lowering its effective temperature and the flux of high-energy photons. This explanation is compatible with the fading of the emission lines at the same time the X-ray is declining to its minimum and with the fading being less pronounced in the polar directions.
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2021
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前田良知;the XRISM PV;Eta Carinae team
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Eta Carinae team