Hot gas in wind-blown bubbles

You Hua Chu, Robert A. Gruendl, Martín A. Guerrero

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Abstract

Bubbles blown by massive stars should contain shocked fast winds at temperatures ≥ 106 K that emit diffuse X-rays. Only two Wolf-Rayet bubbles have shown detectable diffuse X-rays - NGC6888 and S 308. We have obtained Chandra and XMM-Newton observations of these two bubbles to study their hot interior gas. We further use the results to suggest an explanation for the lack of detectable diffuse X-ray emission from other bubbles blown by massive stars.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationX-ray Universe 2005
Pages363-364
Number of pages2
Edition604
StatePublished - 2006
EventX-ray Universe 2005 - Madrid, Spain
Duration: Sep 26 2005Sep 30 2005

Publication series

NameEuropean Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP
Number604
Volume1
ISSN (Print)0379-6566

Other

OtherX-ray Universe 2005
Country/TerritorySpain
CityMadrid
Period9/26/059/30/05

Keywords

  • Bubbles
  • Stellar Winds
  • Wolf-Rayet Stars
  • X-rays

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Space and Planetary Science

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