Non-thermal emission processes in massive binaries

M De Becker - The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, 2007 - Springer
In this paper, I present a general discussion of several astrophysical processes likely to play
a role in the production of non-thermal emission in massive stars, with emphasis on massive …

Magnetic fields in massive stars, their winds, and their nebulae

R Walder, D Folini, G Meynet - Space science reviews, 2012 - Springer
Massive stars are crucial building blocks of galaxies and the universe, as production sites of
heavy elements and as stirring agents and energy providers through stellar winds and …

Gamma-ray binaries: pulsars in disguise?

G Dubus - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2006 - aanda.org
Context. LS 5039 and LS I+ 61° 303 are unique amongst high-mass X-ray binaries (HMXB)
for their spatially-resolved radio emission and their counterpart at> GeV gamma-ray …

Nonthermal high-energy emission from colliding winds of massive stars

A Reimer, M Pohl, O Reimer - The Astrophysical Journal, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
Colliding winds of massive star binary systems are considered as potential sites of
nonthermal high-energy photon production. Motivated by the detection of synchrotron radio …

Radio, X-ray, and γ-ray emission models of the colliding-wind binary WR 140

JM Pittard, SM Dougherty - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
We use hydrodynamical models of the wind-collision region in the archetype colliding-wind
system WR 140 to determine the spatial and spectral distributions of the radio, X-ray, and γ …

High-resolution radio observations of the colliding-wind binary WR 140

SM Dougherty, AJ Beasley, MJ Claussen… - The Astrophysical …, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Milliarcsecond resolution Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) observations of the
archetype W-R+ O star colliding-wind binary (CWB) system WR 140 are presented for 23 …

3D models of radiatively driven colliding winds in massive O+ O star binaries–I. Hydrodynamics

JM Pittard - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2009 - academic.oup.com
The dynamics of the wind–wind collision in massive stellar binaries are investigated using
3D hydrodynamical models which incorporate gravity, the driving of the winds, the orbital …

3D models of radiatively driven colliding winds in massive O+ O star binaries–III. Thermal X-ray emission

JM Pittard, ER Parkin - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The X-ray emission from the wind–wind collision in short-period massive O+ O star binaries
is investigated. The emission is calculated from 3D hydrodynamical models which …

Three-dimensional dust radiative-transfer models: the Pinwheel Nebula of WR 104

TJ Harries, JD Monnier, NH Symington… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
We present radiative-transfer modelling of the dusty spiral Pinwheel Nebula observed
around the Wolf–Rayet/OB-star binary WR 104. The models are based on the three …

Particle acceleration and non-thermal emission in colliding-wind binary systems

JM Pittard, GE Romero, GS Vila - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
We present a model for the creation of non-thermal particles via diffusive shock acceleration
in a colliding-wind binary. Our model accounts for the oblique nature of the global shocks …