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NLTE models of Vela X-1 primary wind

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KRTIČKA Jiří KUBÁT Jiří

Year of publication 2010
Type Article in Proceedings
Conference BINARIES – KEY TO COMPREHENSION OF THE UNIVERSE
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Faculty of Science

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Field Astronomy and astrophysics
Keywords stars: winds outflows -- stars: mass-loss -- stars: early-type -- hydrodynamics -- X-rays: stars
Description We calculate NLTE models of the stellar wind of Vela X-1 primary. The predicted wind mass-loss rate and terminal velocity show good agreement with observations. The wind in the vicinity of the neutron star is strongly affected by X-ray photoionization. In accordance with observations, the wind velocity close to the neutron star is lower due to the presence of X-rays.
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