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Autori principali: Jadoliya, Vishal, Pandey, Jeewan C, Tej, Anandmayee
Natura: Preprint
Pubblicazione: 2024
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Accesso online:https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.03419
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author Jadoliya, Vishal
Pandey, Jeewan C
Tej, Anandmayee
author_facet Jadoliya, Vishal
Pandey, Jeewan C
Tej, Anandmayee
contents This paper presents an investigation of the X-ray emission associated with the Wolf-Rayet star, WR 48-6, using observations from the XMM Newton and Chandra X-ray telescopes covering two epochs separated by eleven months. The X-ray spectrum of WR 48-6 is well explained by a two-temperature plasma model, with cool and hot plasma temperatures of $0.8_{-0.2}^{\,+0.1}$ and $2.86_{-0.66}^{\,+1.01}$ keV. No significant X-ray variability is observed during these two epochs of observations. However, an increase in the local hydrogen column density accompanied by a decrease in the intrinsic X-ray flux between two epochs of observations is seen. Additionally, the intrinsic X-ray luminosity is found to be more than $10^{33} \rm\,erg\,s^{-1}$ during both epochs of observations. Based on the analysis presented, WR 48-6 is a promising colliding wind binary candidate with a possible companion of spectral type O5-O6.
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spellingShingle X-ray study of WR 48-6: A possible colliding wind binary
Jadoliya, Vishal
Pandey, Jeewan C
Tej, Anandmayee
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
This paper presents an investigation of the X-ray emission associated with the Wolf-Rayet star, WR 48-6, using observations from the XMM Newton and Chandra X-ray telescopes covering two epochs separated by eleven months. The X-ray spectrum of WR 48-6 is well explained by a two-temperature plasma model, with cool and hot plasma temperatures of $0.8_{-0.2}^{\,+0.1}$ and $2.86_{-0.66}^{\,+1.01}$ keV. No significant X-ray variability is observed during these two epochs of observations. However, an increase in the local hydrogen column density accompanied by a decrease in the intrinsic X-ray flux between two epochs of observations is seen. Additionally, the intrinsic X-ray luminosity is found to be more than $10^{33} \rm\,erg\,s^{-1}$ during both epochs of observations. Based on the analysis presented, WR 48-6 is a promising colliding wind binary candidate with a possible companion of spectral type O5-O6.
title X-ray study of WR 48-6: A possible colliding wind binary
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.03419