A multispectral view of the periodic events in Eta Carinae

A full description of the 5.5-yr low excitation events in η Carinae is presented. We show that they are not as simple and brief as previously thought, but a combination of two components. The first, the slow variation component, is revealed by slow changes in the ionization level of circumstellar ma...

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Autores principales: Damineli, A., Hillier, D. J., Corcoran, Michael, Stahl, O., Groh, J. H., Arias, Julia Inés, Teodoro, M., Morrell, Nidia Irene, Gamen, Roberto Claudio, González, Jorge Federico, Leister, N. V., Levato, Orlando Hugo, Levenhagen, R. S., Grosso, Mónica Gladys, Albacete Colombo, Juan Facundo, Wallerstein, G.
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2008
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/93871
https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/386/4/2330/1468103
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topic Astronomía
Stars
Eta Carinae
spellingShingle Astronomía
Stars
Eta Carinae
Damineli, A.
Hillier, D. J.
Corcoran, Michael
Stahl, O.
Groh, J. H.
Arias, Julia Inés
Teodoro, M.
Morrell, Nidia Irene
Gamen, Roberto Claudio
González, Jorge Federico
Leister, N. V.
Levato, Orlando Hugo
Levenhagen, R. S.
Grosso, Mónica Gladys
Albacete Colombo, Juan Facundo
Wallerstein, G.
A multispectral view of the periodic events in Eta Carinae
topic_facet Astronomía
Stars
Eta Carinae
description A full description of the 5.5-yr low excitation events in η Carinae is presented. We show that they are not as simple and brief as previously thought, but a combination of two components. The first, the slow variation component, is revealed by slow changes in the ionization level of circumstellar matter across the whole cycle and is caused by gradual changes in the wind– wind collision shock-cone orientation, angular opening and gaseous content. The second, the collapse component, is restricted to around the minimum, and is due to a temporary global collapse of the wind–wind collision shock. High-energy photons (E > 16 eV) from the companion star are strongly shielded, leaving the Weigelt objects at low-ionization state for more than six months. High-energy phenomena are sensitive only to the collapse, low energy only to the slow variation and intermediate energies to both components. Simple eclipses and mechanisms effective only near periastron (e.g. shell ejection or accretion on to the secondary star) cannot account for the whole 5.5-yr cycle. We find anti-correlated changes in the intensity and the radial velocity of P Cygni absorption profiles in Fe II λ6455 and He I λ7065 lines, indicating that the former is associated to the primary and the latter to the secondary star. We present a set of light curves representative of the whole spectrum, useful for monitoring the next event (2009 January 11).
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author Damineli, A.
Hillier, D. J.
Corcoran, Michael
Stahl, O.
Groh, J. H.
Arias, Julia Inés
Teodoro, M.
Morrell, Nidia Irene
Gamen, Roberto Claudio
González, Jorge Federico
Leister, N. V.
Levato, Orlando Hugo
Levenhagen, R. S.
Grosso, Mónica Gladys
Albacete Colombo, Juan Facundo
Wallerstein, G.
author_facet Damineli, A.
Hillier, D. J.
Corcoran, Michael
Stahl, O.
Groh, J. H.
Arias, Julia Inés
Teodoro, M.
Morrell, Nidia Irene
Gamen, Roberto Claudio
González, Jorge Federico
Leister, N. V.
Levato, Orlando Hugo
Levenhagen, R. S.
Grosso, Mónica Gladys
Albacete Colombo, Juan Facundo
Wallerstein, G.
author_sort Damineli, A.
title A multispectral view of the periodic events in Eta Carinae
title_short A multispectral view of the periodic events in Eta Carinae
title_full A multispectral view of the periodic events in Eta Carinae
title_fullStr A multispectral view of the periodic events in Eta Carinae
title_full_unstemmed A multispectral view of the periodic events in Eta Carinae
title_sort multispectral view of the periodic events in eta carinae
publishDate 2008
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/93871
https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/386/4/2330/1468103
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