Non-thermal X-ray and Gamma-ray Emission from the Colliding Wind Binary WR140
Abstract
WR140 is the archetype long-period colliding wind binary (CWB) system, and is well known for dramatic variations in its synchrotron emission during its 7.9-yr, highly eccentric orbit. This emission is thought to arise from relativistic electrons accelerated at the global shocks bounding the wind-collision region (WCR). The presence of non-thermal electrons and ions should also give rise to X-ray and gamma-ray emission from several separate mechanisms, including inverse-Compton cooling, relativistic bremsstrahlung, and pion decay. We describe new calculations of this emission and make some preliminary predictions for the new generation of gamma-ray observatories. We determine that WR140 will likely require several Megaseconds of observation before detection with INTEGRAL, but should be a reasonably strong source for GLAST.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0509896,
title = {Non-thermal X-ray and Gamma-ray Emission from the Colliding Wind Binary WR140},
author = {J. M. Pittard and S. M. Dougherty},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0509896},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
4 pages, 1 figure, contribution to "Massive Stars and High-Energy Emission in OB Associations"; JENAM 2005, held in Liege (Belgium)