Obscuring Supersoft X-ray Sources in Stellar Winds
Mikkel Thomas B{\o}je Nielsen, Carsten Dominik, Gijs Nelemans
TL;DR
This paper explores how stellar winds can hide supersoft X-ray sources, deriving limits on circumstellar material needed to obscure these sources in the Large Magellanic Cloud using Chandra data.
Contribution
It provides the first quantitative analysis of the circumstellar material required to obscure supersoft X-ray sources in stellar wind environments.
Findings
Derived limits on circumstellar material for obscuration
Quantitative analysis of wind obscuration effects
Application to sources in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Abstract
We investigate the possibility of obscuring supersoft X-ray sources in the winds of companion stars. We derive limits on the amount of circumstellar material needed to fully obscure a 'canonical' supersoft X-ray source in the Large Magellanic Cloud, as observed with the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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TopicsAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations · Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae · Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena