Particle acceleration in the colliding winds binary WR140

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dc.creatorPittard, J. M.
dc.creatorDougherty, S. M.
dc.date2007-03-23
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:53:22Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:53:22Z
dc.descriptionMassive WR+O star systems produce high-temperature, shock-heated plasma where the wind of the WR star and that of its binary companion collide - the wind-collision region (WCR). The WCR is a source of thermal (e.g. hard X-rays) and non-thermal (e.g. synchrotron) emission, the latter arising from electrons and ions accelerated to relativistic energies. These colliding wind binaries provide an excellent laboratory for the study of particle acceleration at higher mass, photon and magnetic energy densities than exist in SNRs. Recent models of the non-thermal emission from WR 140 have provided insight into this process.
dc.descriptionTo appear in the proceedings of "Massive Stars: Fundamental Parameters and Circumstellar Interactions"
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0703618
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0703618
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/126225
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleParticle acceleration in the colliding winds binary WR140
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