LONG-TERM X-RAY VARIABILITY STUDIES OF OB-TYPE STARS

被引:14
作者
BERGHOFER, TW
SCHMITT, JHMM
机构
[1] Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, D-85740 Garching
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NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN X-RAY AND ULTRAVIOLET ASTRONOMY | 1995年 / 16卷 / 03期
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10.1016/0273-1177(95)00068-P
中图分类号
V [航空、航天];
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08 ; 0825 ;
摘要
In order to search for X-ray time variability among early-type stars we have investigated ROSAT X-ray data of OB-type stars. Here we present typical examples for ROSAT PSPC X-ray light curves of OB-type stars covering time scales of 24 hours up to 2.5 years. We show that X-ray variability is not common among these stars and discuss our result in the context of the model for the X-ray production by shock-heated gas present in the winds of these stars.
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页码:163 / 166
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